As a record number of climbers attempted to climb Everest in 2017, the Nepalese government has placed new restrictions on climbers.
Under the new rules, all foreign climbers must have a guide and double amputee and blind climbers are prohibited from attempting to reach the summit of the world’s highest peak without a valid medical certificate.
Aspiring Everest climber Hari Budha Magar, who lost both his legs when he was deployed in Afghanistan, called the rules “discriminatory” in a Facebook post. “I will be climbing Mt. Everest whatever the cabinet decides. Nothing Is Impossible,” he said.
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