The new rules have been under discussion for a month and were implemented this week, Nepalese officials told the Himalayan Times. Another 288 non-disabled people have died on Everest from 8,306 attempts since 1953. Six people died this year, and 648 reached the summit, the second-highest for a single climbing season. “I will be climbing Everest whatever the cabinet decides. Nothing Is Impossible.”The ban was also criticised by the US ambassador to Nepal, Alaina B Teplitz, who tweeted: “Ability not perceived ‘disability’ must guide rules on who can trek Everest.

Source: The Guardian December 30, 2017 15:40 UTC