KATHMANDU: Climbers wanting to take on Mount Everest will first have to tackle another Nepal mountain of at least 6,500m under new proposals by a committee seeking to improve safety on the world's highest peak.saw 11 climbers die on Everest, which some experts blamed on inexperience."These recommendations have been made to ensure the quality and safety of Nepal's mountaineering tourism," Ghanshyam Upadhayay, tourism ministry official and head of the committee told AFP.
The committee also proposed a fee of at least US$35,000 for Everest and US$20,000 for other mountains over 8,000m, amid criticism that cost-cutting by expedition organisers was jeopardising climbers' safety. For years, Kathmandu has issued Everest permits to anyone willing to pay US$11,000, regardless of whether they were rookie climbers or skilled mountaineers.
Nine of the 11 deaths were on the Nepal side, and at least four of the deaths this season were blamed on overcrowding.
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