B1 Nepal Bans Solo Mountain Climbers LIU030

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1 Nepal has been banned solo mountaineers from been

2 climbing Mount Everest and other peaks. It is an ✓
3 attempt to reduce the number of the accidents and
4 make climbing more safer. From now on all foreign
5 climbers will even need a guide to get to the top of the
6 world's highest mountains.
7 Since 1920 more than 300 people have died over trying
8 to reach the top hill of the world's highest mountain.
9 Most of the deaths have occurred within the last 40
10 years. A few months ago, an 85-year-old mountaineer
11 has died in an attempt to be the oldest human to
12 just reach the top of Mount Everest.
13 Although mountaineers must die for a number of
14 reasons, almost every fifth death is caused by acute
15 mountain sickness. Few Nepalese officials have stated
16 that they will check into medical certificates of climbers
17 to see if they are only physically capable of climbing the
18 mountain.
19 The country also hopes that the new passing law will
20 create more jobs for sherpas, the local people who lead
21 old mountaineers to the peak. According to statistics,
22 over 4500 climbers have finally reached the top of Mount
23 Everest since Sir Edmund Hillary's historic climb in 1953.

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1 Nepal has been banned solo mountaineers from been

2 climbing Mount Everest and other peaks. It is an ✓
3 attempt to reduce the number of the accidents and the
4 make climbing more safer. From now on all foreign more
5 climbers will even need a guide to get to the top of the even
6 world's highest mountains. ✓
7 Since 1920 more than 300 people have died over trying over
8 to reach the top hill of the world's highest mountain. hill
9 Most of the deaths have occurred within the last 40 ✓
10 years. A few months ago, an 85-year-old mountaineer ✓
11 has died in an attempt to be the oldest human to has
12 just reach the top of Mount Everest. just
13 Although mountaineers must die for a number of must
14 reasons, almost every fifth death is caused by acute ✓
15 mountain sickness. Few Nepalese officials have stated few
16 that they will check into medical certificates of climbers into
17 to see if they are only physically capable of climbing the only
18 mountain.
19 The country also hopes that the new passing law will passing
20 create more jobs for sherpas, the local people who lead ✓
21 old mountaineers to the peak. According to statistics, old
22 over 4500 climbers have finally reached the top of Mount finally
23 Everest since Sir Edmund Hillary's historic climb in 1953. ✓

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