Everest: calls to regulate access after a deadly season

The 2019 season of Everest, the deadliest since 2015, is coming to an end. It was marked by the death of 11 people, by impressive traffic jams in "zone of the death" and new calls to better regulate the ascent. Observers and climbers criticize the government's policy of granting permits to those who pay the $ 11,000 needed to obtain it, opening the door to wealthy but inexperienced climbers. On average, five people die each year on Everest.

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