Nepal

Nepal plans to grant Everest permits exclusively to climbers who have experience scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation's 7,000-metre peaks, as detailed in a draft of a new law aimed at mitigating overcrowding and enhancing safety.

Nepal plans to raise the climbing permit fees for Mount Everest by over 35%, marking the first increase in nearly a decade and making access to the world’s highest peak more costly for mountaineers, according to officials.

Nepal has closed schools for a period of three days following landslides and flooding that resulted from two days of heavy rainfall across the Himalayan country, claiming the lives of at least 148 individuals, with 56 others reported…