Nepal Supreme Court Imposes Limits on Number of Everest Climbers

Nepal's Supreme Court ordered the government to limit the number of permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed Friday.

Nepal Supreme Court Imposes Cap on Number of Everest Climbers: A lawyer confirmed Friday that Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of permits issued for Everest and other peaks.

According to AFP, Deepak Bikram Mishra, who filed the petition urging permits to be curtailed, the court responded to public concerns about Nepal's mountains.

Every spring, when temperatures are warm and winds are generally calm, hundreds of adventurers flock to the Himalayan Republic, home to eight of the world's ten highest peaks.

Although the verdict was issued in late April, a summary was only published this week.

According to the verdict's summary, the mountains' capacity "must be respected," and a maximum number of permits must be established.

There is no specific limit to the number of permits issued in the summary of the verdict, nor is the full text of the verdict available.

To scale Everest, the world's highest peak at 8,850 meters (29,035 feet) above sea level, Nepal currently grants permits to all who apply and are willing to pay $11,000.

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Due to excessive pressure on Everest, Nepal has issued permits to 945 climbers this year.

Additionally, the court decision limits helicopter use to emergency rescues, since mountaineering teams often use helicopters to get to base camps.

According to Nepal Mountaineering Association president Nima Nuru Sherpa, decisions about these limits should be made after proper study and consultation.

This decision comes after 945 permits have been issued to climbers this year.

The country issued 478 permits for Everest last year, a record number.

In 2019, massive human traffic jams on Everest forced teams to wait hours in freezing temperatures, risking depleted oxygen levels that led to sickness and exhaustion.

At the peak that year, overcrowding was blamed for at least four deaths.

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