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,

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing overcrowding and improving safety.