Crowd Everest : action coming from the Nepalese government?
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Permits more expensive, limited number of shipments or obligation of courses and experience on other 8000 groped for mountaineers who want to
climb. These ideas on the table of the Government of Nepal, in the year of the Diamond Jubilee and in the face of the recent unpleasant and dramatic episodes on the mountain, decided to take serious action to prevent the overcrowding of mountaineers and Everest expeditions can escalate permanently . The news comes from the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, which has initiated a debate on measures to be taken to preserve the charm and ambiance of Everest, the highest mountain in the world. "We need new rules on shipments of Everest - said Mohan Krishna Sapkota of the Ministry to the press and to our channel NepalMountainFocus -. And 'urgent that all contribute to the discussion about what are the most appropriate measures. " "The Government is looking at various solutions - says Beni Maiya Hyoju of Cho Oyu Trekking, one of the most renowned agencies in the world -. One idea is to increase the royalty, another to limit the number of permits year, or you could put limits to mountaineers, who should have already had 2-3 or eight thousand have attended a course with our guides to ask permission to climb. In this way would learn to move on the glacier and on the ropes and to be able to rescue the other in case of accident. In my opinion this would be the best solution. " Subash Nirola, chief of the Nepal Tourism Board, has confirmed this, pointing out that Everest is a world heritage to be preserved, but also that "it is not possible to prohibit the Everest climbers would have a negative impact on too many things, would collapse our Dettore tourism. Beglio would make it more expensive permits climb. " Ang Tshering Sherpa, former president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association has emphasized the need to solve the problem of waste on the mountain and in the valley. news source http://www.montagna.tv/cms/?p=47952
