“I was harassed at base camp to a point that I honestly thought I was going to get stoned to death right there.
In his post, Davy described how he was “treated like a murderer” once he was returned to base camp. They can also be banned, either from mountaineering in Nepal for 10 years or from entering the country for five. Offenders are charged fines double or triple the climbing permit fee. The penalties for breaking mountaineering rules set out by the Nepal Tourism Act are severe. Article content Facebook: Sourced from Davy’s profile This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He returned to a camp to acclimatize, intending to reach 7,500 metres in his next climb. The Himalayan Times reported that Davy had spent two weeks acclimatizing at camp before he was caught by officials. Yet, on May 6, Davy made his first ascent up Mount Everest and in six hour had reached 7,000 metres, according to a Facebook post written later the same day. Only four South Africans have been registered with a climbing permit, Bhattariya added. “But TIMS is not for climbing mountains,” he said, explaining that card-holders were not permitted above the base camp. Facebook: Sourced from Davy’s profileĭavy, instead, used whatever money he had to buy more gear and prepare for a “a stealth entry into Everest.”ĭinesh Bhattariya, the department’s director general, told The Himalayan Times that Davy had received a trekkers information management system card on March 19. The charge does not include other miscellaneous costs for equipment, hiring a guide, camp costs and so on. The government charges a US$11,000 fee for a permit to climb Mount Everest.
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