One of his ancestors went around with the Knights Of The Round Table.
Posted on 12/30/2017 4:21:30 PM PST by nickcarraway
Tourist board criticised for new regulations, which also prohibit solo ascents with the aim of reducing the number of accidents
Solo climbers, blind people and double amputees have been banned from climbing Everest under new rules the Nepalese tourism ministry believes will reduce the number of deaths on the mountain.
The changes have provoked criticism from the US ambassador to Nepal and a former Gurkha soldier planning to scale the peak after losing both legs in Afghanistan.
The new rules have been under discussion for a month and were implemented this week, Nepalese officials told the Himalayan Times.
British cancer patient reaches Everest summit Read more Individual climbers will need to be accompanied by a mountain guide, and high-altitude workers who accompany expeditions to the summit are eligible to receive summit certificates under the revised regulations.
A suggested upper age limit of 76 for climbers – which Nepalese alpine associations had lobbied for after the death of an 85-year-old climber in May – has not been implemented, but the government maintained the ban on climbers under 16.
Everest once attracted only elite climbers, but as the relative cost of scaling the peak has fallen the mountain has drawn record numbers of aspiring mountaineers, including many from China and India.
Experienced climbers have raised concern that the mountain is becoming dangerously overcrowded and that new companies with lower safety standards have rushed to fill demand in the market.
The Nepalese government tightens the eligibility criteria for permits to scale the 8,848m (29,029ft) peak from the Nepal side before each spring climbing season, but enforcement is patchy and rules are frequently overlooked.
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Macho Grande will always be there.
OTOH, for a fee, China will welcome them. Pay in advance, no guarantee of success or survival. No refunds.
I don’t know anything about mountain climbing but I will make an observation.
In Douglas Baker’s (a WWII pilot) biography, he noted he was surprised how much lighter he was without his legs (one above knee, one below) and he could really easily swing his body around with his arms. Perhaps in certain climbing situations this would be very beneficial.
Very good point!
They’re like Ferengi that way...
Ya, but, some don’t go blind until they reach the top. What happens to them?
Sounds like a good thing to me.
One of his ancestors went around with the Knights Of The Round Table.
The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch!
Joe Biden says “Let’s give that guy a hand.”
Mark Inglis of New Zealand, a double amputee, summited Everest in 2006 on prosthetic legs.
Glad to know there is at least one other in the same boat!
It’s their mountain. They can manage it as they please.
-The Government of Nepal
‘Bout time. Already so many bodies up there they have to kick them aside or get around them.
ROFL!!
Now let me fill you in. I'm leading this expedition and we're going to climb both peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro.
I thought there was only one peak, sir.
Well, that'll save a bit of time. Well done. Now the object of this expedition is to see if we can find any traces of last year's expedition.
Last year's expedition?
Yes, my brother was leading that, they were going to build a bridge between the two peaks, my idea I'm afraid.
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