Nepal is tightening access to Mount Everest by requiring climbers to summit a 7 000-metre mountain first, aiming to improve safety and reduce overcrowding.

If you want to climb the world’s tallest mountain, Nepal wants to see your résumé first. Turns out experience matters and for Nepal it looks like 7,000 meters. In a bold move aimed at improving safety and reducing the deadly traffic jams on Mount Everest,

In wake of tragedies on the world's highest mountain, Nepal has introduced a slew of measures to make Everest climbing season safer and more sustainable. To qualify for a permit for Mount Everest, climbers must first successfully summit a mountain over 7,