Nepal issues 1st climbing permit for Mt. Everest
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Kathmandu, March 29
Nepal’s Department of Tourism announced that it has issued the first climbing permit for Mt. Everest for this spring season.
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A nine-member team comprising US, Australian and Canadian climbers received the permit on Sunday for climbing the 8848.86-metre-high mountain, Xinhua news agency quoted the Department as saying on Monday.
April to May is the main season to summit the Himalayan mountains inside Nepal, in particular Everest. IANS
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