Decision has been taken due to high number of accidents
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If you are planning to be the youngest climber to summit Mount Everest or the oldest person to do it or a specially-abled person, your dream to climb the Everest might be over. The Nepal government has announced that it will soon ban the inexperienced, old and specially-abled people to climb Mount Everest. This decision has been taken because of the high number of accidents that have started to take place.
Most of these accidents have often resulted in deaths of mountaineers who have attempted to climb the Everest.
Inexperienced climbers a liability
There have been a number of accidents which have forced the officials to consider the ban. A number of times the inexperienced climbers have proved to be a liability. They are totally dependent on those who guide them on their safety.
“We cannot let everyone go to Everest and die. If they are not physically or mentally fit, it will be like a legal suicide,” Kripasur Sherpa, the tourism minister of Nepal told The Guardian.
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Climbing permits will only be given to those who have previously scaled 6,500 metres and above. Permits will not be issued to those who are below the age of 18 and over 75, and those who are specially-abled.
In 2013, Arunima Sinha of India became the first female amputee to climb the Mount Everest. She had lost her leg in 2011 when thieves had thrown her out of the train because she resisted them.
The decision by the Nepal government has been spurred by frequent accidents among the climbers. In the recent years, Everest has seen a sudden growth in the traffic during the climbing season.
