Nepal bans blind people and double amputees from climbing Everest

Tourist board criticised for new regulations, which also prohibit solo ascents with the aim of reducing the number of accidents Solo climbers, blind people and double amputees have been banned from climbing Everest under new rules the Nepalese tourism ministry believes will reduce the number of deaths on the mountain. The changes have provoked criticism […]

Bare mountain: man who climbed peak in underwear gets hypothermia

Nathan French, 19, tackled Snowdon the highest mountain in Wales wearing nothing but Superman briefs People planning to climb Snowdon are being urged to dress appropriately after a teenager developed hypothermia after hiking up the mountain in just his underwear. An ambulance crew were called after 19-year-old Nathan French from Halewood in Merseyside completed the […]