Following years of concern over the amount of climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest, a sweeping change is on the horizon which will dramatically change who can step foot on the mountain in the future.
As reported by The Telegraph, a “draft of a new law” suggests Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience and proof of scaling at least one of the other Himalayan nation’s 23,000 foot peaks in the future. As a result, it will mean those who had the cash but lacked in experience to scale the 29,000 foot mountain will no longer be allowed access.
The publication suggests that the aim of the law is simply to reduce overcrowding and improve safety overall on the world-famous peak.
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