New year gift from Nepal for mountaineers all around

Nepal cut off the cost of climbing Mount Everest on its Nepal side by more than half of in a bid to tempt back visitors.

Due to the recent avalanches, Sherpas refused to climb up the Everest which caused to decrease in number of Everest climbers. There was a unpredicted disasters in mountains of Nepal recently especially Annapurna and Dhaulagiri which led many Sherpas and tourist mountaineers die.

To counterbalance the unprecedented shutdown of Everest, Nepal declared to cut Mount Everest climbing rates on January 1. Many mountaineers are expected to be seen this year, but some Mountaineers fear that Everest is already overcrowded to climb. Moreover, Nepal has introduced new safety measures.

This is the good step taken by government of Nepal to attract more fellow mountaineers to maintain the prestige and adventure of highest peak in the world Mount Everest.

Source: BBC