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,

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.

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,