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Nepal bans solo climbers from Mount Everest under new rules | Nepal bans solo climbers from Mount Everest under new rules |
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Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents. | |
The new safety regulations also prohibit double amputee and blind climbers from attempting to reach the summit of the world's highest peak without a valid medical certificate. | |
A tourism official said the law had been revised to make mountaineering safer and to decrease deaths. | A tourism official said the law had been revised to make mountaineering safer and to decrease deaths. |
A record number of climbers have tried to climb Everest this year. | A record number of climbers have tried to climb Everest this year. |
But among the record-breaking attempts, there has been the familiar tally of casualties. | But among the record-breaking attempts, there has been the familiar tally of casualties. |
The death toll so far this season stands at six, including 85-year-old Min Bahadur Sherchan, who died attempting to reclaim his title as the world's oldest person to reach the top. | The death toll so far this season stands at six, including 85-year-old Min Bahadur Sherchan, who died attempting to reclaim his title as the world's oldest person to reach the top. |
World-renowned Swiss climber Ueli Steck, who was known as the "Swiss Machine", also died during a solo climb to a peak neighbouring Everest. | World-renowned Swiss climber Ueli Steck, who was known as the "Swiss Machine", also died during a solo climb to a peak neighbouring Everest. |
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Under the new regulations, foreign climbers will have to be accompanied by a guide. The authorities hope this new rule will create more job opportunities for Nepali mountain guides. | Under the new regulations, foreign climbers will have to be accompanied by a guide. The authorities hope this new rule will create more job opportunities for Nepali mountain guides. |
The government's decision to ban double amputees and visually impaired climbers was criticised by some, but was later clarified to prohibit only those without medical dispensation. | |
In a Facebook post, aspiring Everest climber Hari Budha Magar, who lost both his legs when he was deployed in Afghanistan, said the move was "discriminatory" and an "injustice". | In a Facebook post, aspiring Everest climber Hari Budha Magar, who lost both his legs when he was deployed in Afghanistan, said the move was "discriminatory" and an "injustice". |
"I will be climbing Mt. Everest whatever the cabinet decides. Nothing Is Impossible," he said. | "I will be climbing Mt. Everest whatever the cabinet decides. Nothing Is Impossible," he said. |
More than 200 people have died on Everest since 1920, with the vast majority of those deaths taking place since 1980. | More than 200 people have died on Everest since 1920, with the vast majority of those deaths taking place since 1980. |
Mountaineers on Everest die for a number of reasons - more than 20% are killed by exposure or acute mountain sickness. | Mountaineers on Everest die for a number of reasons - more than 20% are killed by exposure or acute mountain sickness. |
According to statistics given to the BBC by the Himalaya Database in 2015, by far the highest number of people who died did so because of avalanches (29%), with falls being the next largest cause of death (23%). | According to statistics given to the BBC by the Himalaya Database in 2015, by far the highest number of people who died did so because of avalanches (29%), with falls being the next largest cause of death (23%). |
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