The safety review comes after one of the deadliest climbing seasons on Everest in recent years, blamed largely on climbers' inexperience.
As of May 2019, Nepal had issued 381 climbing permits. Of those, 11 people had died or gone missing on the 8,850-meter peak, nine on the Nepalese side and two on the Tibetan side.
A panel in Nepal, made up of government officials, mountaineering experts and bodies representing the climbing community, was formed after climbers and guides criticized officials for granting permits to anyone paying $11,000 to climb Everest. Nepal is home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains, including Everest, and mountaineering is a major source of income for the country, earning $300 million a year from climbing-related services.
Those who want to climb Mount Everest must climb at least one other Nepalese peak at least 6,500 m high before receiving a permit.
In addition, climbers must also submit a certificate of good health and fitness, and are required to be accompanied by a trained Nepalese guide.
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