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Annapurna I in Nepal is infamous for its high fatality-to-summit ratio, with avalanches and unpredictable weather making it one of the deadliest peaks.

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To enhance safety at <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/mount-everest">Mount Everest</a>, Nepal is planning to impose strict restrictions on climbers planning to access Mount Everest, including a prior high-altitude climbing experience and government-approved health checkup.
With an aim to reduce deaths in the high altitude zone, Nepal will restrict expeditions to Mount Everest only to those mountaineers who have climbed at least one peak above 7000 metres, according to the proposed legislation.&nbsp;
This comes amid the safety concerns and the increasing number of fatalities of climbers attempting the world's highest peak.&nbsp;
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<h2>'Prove yourself first'</h2>
Now, any mountaineer with just an ambition cannot climb Mount Everest and would now have to get a permit to climb it.&nbsp;
&ldquo;The 8,848.86-metre Everest is about to get a stricter gatekeeper. No longer will just any climber with ambition and a permit be able to attempt the world&rsquo;s highest peak. A new draft law says: 'Prove yourself first'."
"Any climber wishing to set foot on Everest must first have conquered a mountain over 7,000 metres," as per the Integrated Tourism Bill registered in the upper house of Parliament on April 18, The Kathmandu Post reported.
The increasing number of enthusiasts wanted to climb Mt Everest might be beneficial for Nepal's economy, but has a darker side too, including unusual traffic jams, an increase in the deaths of climbers (for instance, 17 deaths in 2023 and eight in 2024), rapid glacier melt and the spreading image of Everest as the &ldquo;world&rsquo;s highest garbage dump&rdquo;.
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<h2>'Govt-approved health checkups'</h2>
Among other restrictions, now government-approved health checkups will also be mandatory for the climbers.&nbsp;
They will need a certificate from a government-approved medical institution, issued within the past month, to confirm their medical fitness for ascent.
Individuals with health complications will be excluded from participating in an expedition.
Earlier, five climbers went missing and 12 people died as Nepal issued 478 permits for Everest climbs in 2023.&nbsp;
According to the official data, since 1953&rsquo;s Hillary-Norgay summit, around 9,000 mountaineers have successfully scaled Mt Everest while over 300 have lost their lives.
Notably, the bill is still in draft form and have to pass through debates in both houses of Parliament.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Still, what&rsquo;s already outlined in the bill paints a clear picture: the government is trying to bring order, accountability, and safety to the mountains," it stated.&nbsp;
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Nepal will restrict expeditions to Mt Everest only to those mountaineers who have climbed at least one peak above 7000 metres, as per the proposed legislation. World

To enhance safety at Mount Everest, Nepal is planning to impose strict restrictions on climbers planning to access Mount Everest, including a prior high-altitude climbing experience and government-approved health checkup. With an aim to reduce deaths in the high altitude zone, Nepal will restrict expeditions to Mount Everest only to those mountaineers who have climbed at least one peak above 7000 metres, according to the proposed legislation. This comes amid the safety concerns and the increasing number of fatalities of climbers attempting the world's highest peak. Also read: 59-year-old Kerala woman trekked solo to Everest Base Camp, 'guided by' YouTube videos 'Prove yourself first' Now, any mountaineer with just an ambition cannot climb Mount Everest and would now have to get a permit to climb it. “The 8,848.86-metre Everest is about to get a stricter gatekeeper. No longer will just any climber with ambition and a permit be able to attempt the world’s highest peak. A new draft law says: 'Prove yourself first'." "Any climber wishing to set foot on Everest must first have conquered a mountain over 7,000 metres," as per the Integrated Tourism Bill registered in the upper house of Parliament on April 18, The Kathmandu Post reported. The increasing number of enthusiasts wanted to climb Mt Everest might be beneficial for Nepal's economy, but has a darker side too, including unusual traffic jams, an increase in the deaths of climbers (for instance, 17 deaths in 2023 and eight in 2024), rapid glacier melt and the spreading image of Everest as the “world’s highest garbage dump”. WATCH | Mt Everest losing snow: Sublimation' shifts snowline on Mount Everest 'Govt-approved health checkups' Among other restrictions, now government-approved health checkups will also be mandatory for the climbers. They will need a certificate from a government-approved medical institution, issued within the past month, to confirm their medical fitness for ascent. Individuals with health complications will be excluded from participating in an expedition. Earlier, five climbers went missing and 12 people died as Nepal issued 478 permits for Everest climbs in 2023. According to the official data, since 1953’s Hillary-Norgay summit, around 9,000 mountaineers have successfully scaled Mt Everest while over 300 have lost their lives. Notably, the bill is still in draft form and have to pass through debates in both houses of Parliament. “Still, what’s already outlined in the bill paints a clear picture: the government is trying to bring order, accountability, and safety to the mountains," it stated. WATCH | Nepal government proposes new law to revamp permits to climb Mount Everest

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