ASIA-KATHMANDU: Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest to reduce accidents

KATHMANDU (AFP) – Nepal banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an official said yesterday. The Cabinet late Thursday endorsed a revision to the Himalayan nation’s mountaineering regulations, banning solo climbers from its mountains – one of a string of measures being flagged ahead of the 2018 spring climbing season. More details in Sunday’s Borneo Bulletin

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THE BORNEO BULLETIN
Posted on 31 December 2017

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