UIAA Statement regarding Proposed Restrictions on Mount Everest
The UIAA fully supports the decision by Nepalese authorities to propose more stringent measures for climbers wishing to scale the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest (29,029ft / 8,848m). These measures will include individuals having to prove they have already scaled a peak in excess of 6,500m, eliminating the possibility of novice climbers scaling the mountain. "Everest should become a mountaineers’ mountain again,” explains UIAA President Frits Vrijlandt. "We support the requirement restrictions on age (denying access to those...