US EditionNepal may limit Everest permits to experienced climbers
- Nepal plans to restrict Everest permits to climbers who have scaled at least one 7,000-meter peak within the country, according to a draft law registered at the National Assembly as of 2025.
- This proposal follows criticism of overcrowding and inexperienced climbers attempting the 8,849-meter summit, which has been linked to safety risks and multiple deaths in recent years.
- The law also requires that local staff, including the sardar and mountain guides accompanying climbers, must be Nepali citizens, while operators stress the need for qualified guides regardless of nationality.
- In 2023, Nepal issued 478 Everest permits, during which at least 12 climbers died and five went missing, amid frequent queues in the oxygen-deficient 'death zone' below the summit.
- The draft law aims to reduce overcrowding and improve safety but faces debate over which 7,000-meter peaks qualify, with some expedition leaders recommending wider criteria beyond Nepal's borders.
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Tougher rules for Mount Everest climbers
Nepal has announced planned new restrictions for climbers ascending Mount Everest aimed at improving safety and curbing overcrowding on the world's highest peak.A proposed law will limit permits only to climbers who have scaled at least one of the country's 7000-metre mountains, Reuters reports.The Nepalese government has been criticised for allowing too many inexperienced climbers to attempt an ascent of the 8449-metre Everest in the Himalayas…
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