In an effort to address deaths, human traffic jams on Mount Everest and also weed out inexperienced climbers, Nepali officials on Wednesday formally proposed new safety rules that could significantly reduce the number of permits issued for the world’s highest peak.

Under the measures, climbers would have to prove that they have scaled another major peak, and tourism companies would be required to have at least three years’ experience organizing high-altitude expeditions before they can lead climbers on Everest, Nepal’s tourism ministry said.

To discourage cost-cutting that can put climbers’ lives at risk, the ministry also said that clients of expedition companies would have to prove, before setting out, that they had paid at least $35,000 for the expedition.

A typical total price tag easily surpasses $50,000.

“Everest cannot be climbed just based on one’s wishes anymore,” Yogesh Bhattarai, the tourism minister, said at a news conference.

“We are testing their health conditions and climbing skills before issuing climbing permits.”




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Pictured are dozens of climbers waiting at the summit in May, 2019.

This year 11 people died during the spring climbing season with nine attempting the peak from the southern side of in Nepal, making it one of the worst years on the mountain.

Climbers make their way to the summit past a dead body.

Kai, 18 mills just to climb wetin wey no go better my live

Just stop this silly exercise. Abeg.

18M for suicide mission? Der fada

Hmmmm

They set the price to chase people away thereby reducing the death rate however the fly that will surely die will follow the dead to the grave. Some people will still pay even if the price is N18 billion.

Is too risky

18million

Nepal govt is not expecting Third World countries

What is the hype in climbing Everest really.

I doubt if any Nigerian will pay even 5m to climb a mountain......how much more 18m. Adventure that can even kpai you

Outrageous!
I can only pay such amount if it leads to HEAVEN! Fair deal.

The white are rich ooo
18million naira just to climb the mountain
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I wish this mountain is in Nigeria

i think we get one moniker wey be Everest the other time?......

I will rather go climb Olumo rock

Why would i pay 18 million for my death?


Thousands of dead bodies are on that mountain left to rot, the highest they can do for the dead body is to cover it with a flag.


Sha na white people wey dey look for name de do am, certainly not for Africans not even does Africans that came from rich homes because they love their lives more than the poor ones..

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One day, one brave Naija will make it to that summit ... safely (and come back).

umarshehu58:
18M for suicide mission? Der fada

Dear Father or There Father or Thier Father

Pls clarify

incogni2o:


Dear Father or There Father

Pls clarify

Their fada!
So, who is paying to climb our Chappa Wadi?

N18m!
When I am not Edmund Hillary nor Tenzing the Sherpa?

THEIR FADA!!!!!

Nepal Government Is smart. No right thinking civilian will want to climb the mountain for 18million. When your life back is not guaranteed

Tourist and dare to life

Is it worth dying for? Life is a gift from God and to waste it in order to achieve such an unnecessary achievement shows a poor value for life

Still won't stop some people from climbing and dying.

what!!!

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18milla for what

Wait

Has any African man climbed it before?

There will still be traffic there

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