Nepal looks to limit Everest access after deaths, but doubts linger

Mount Everest was first ascended in 1953, but the route to the top is still as deadly as ever: eleven people died during the 2019 climbing season. [AFP]

Under pressure after a deadly season on traffic-clogged Mount Everest, Nepal is considering tightening access to the world's highest peak, but mountaineering experts fear the proposed changes could amount to little more than lip service.

Eleven people died during the climbing season that ended this week, as record numbers lined the route to the summit. Although overcrowding was blamed for at least four deaths, many say inexperience is a bigger killer.