Nepal government to tighten Everest rules

A committee set up by the Ministry of Tourism to recommend the Nepali government on how to manage traffic on its mountains including the Everest, has suggested that only the mountaineers, who have climbed mountains in Nepal of more than 6,500 metres only can apply to climb the mountain 8,500 meters.

A long queue of mountain climbers line a path on Mount Everest just below camp four, in Nepal. Source: AP//Rizza Alee