A company's proposedchangessuggestsrequiringminimumqualificationstoget a climbingpermit, includingbasicandhighaltitudetrainingexperienceclimbingatleastoneotherNepali, peekover 21,000 feet, or 6500 metershigh. 80
OndhetourcompanieswouldneedatleastthreeyearsexperienceorganizinghighaltitudeexpeditionsforexpertclimberslikeBallenger, whohimselfowns a tourcompanythattakesclimberstothesummit, theproposalsmaynotgonearlyfarenough, buthesaystheyare a stepintherightdirection, thatis, iftheycouldbeexecuted. 81
I wanttobelieveit's possible, and I wanttofindwaystosupportofallintheMinistryofTourismandimplementingtheserules. 82
But I thinkitisgoingtobeveryburiedoccultthenthecompaniesoftheoneswhoweregoingtohavetoactuallymakethesechangesondhe. 83