Mount Everest is considered the world’s highest peak. There was a time when reaching this summit was deemed nearly impossible. In common parlance, it was often said that a particular task was “as difficult as reaching Mount Everest.” However, in the 1950s, when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquered Mount Everest for the first time,.
Kathmandu: Nepal has formally prohibited solo expeditions to all mountains exceeding 8,000 meters, including Mount Everest, following amendments to its mountaineering regulations as published in the Nepal Gazette. The Sixth amendment, issued late Tuesday, establishes that for every two climbers, at least one altitude worker or mountain guide must accompany them on any of the eight-thousand-meter.
