the director general of nupall s tourism department has flat out denied that. he says this season they only issued nine more permits than last season. there is no experience requirement to be issued a permit. you just need prove you re in good health, pay the fee of around $11,000 and you will be issued a pernit and while they re saying experienced climbers didn t contribute to the high death toll, they are thinking about trying to put in an experience requirement. now today also incidentally happens to be the day where nupall is celebrating mt. everest because it marks the first time everest was subsuccessfully summited in 1953. this is a mountain so emany describe as being such a