Novices banned from Everest after deadliest climbing season in four years
Heavy traffic of mountain climbers lining up to stand at the summit of Mount Everest in May - AFP/ Amateur climbers will be banned from scaling Everest under tough new proposals unveiled by Nepal in the wake of a spate of deaths on the world's highest peak. Training and experience in high altitude climbing must be mandatory for all climbers on mountain and other high peaks, a government panel said on Wednesday, following the deadliest climbing season in four years. Eleven climbers were killed or went missing on the 8,850 metre (29,035 feet) ...
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