Nepal proposes stricter rules for Mount Everest climbers

way2barak, Feb 20: The upper house of Nepal’s National Assembly unanimously endorsed a new tourism bill to introduce tighter rules for aspiring Mountaineers. It will now move to the House of Representatives (the lower house) after it convenes in March.

Mount Everest’s 8,849-metre tall (29,000-foot) peak attracts hundreds of climbers every year, but industry insiders say some foreign mountaineers are ill-prepared for what remains a major test of endurance and resilience.

The proposed rules, which call for completing a 7,000-metre climb in Nepal, “are intended to make climbers on Everest more experienced and hopefully decrease accidents,” tourism official Himal Gautam told.