Nepal Contemplates Nudity Ban on Everest

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  09.28.07 | 11:39 AM ET

imageIt looks as though Lakpa Tharke Sherpa, the first man to stand naked on the summit of Mount Everest, may also be the last. Mountaineering authorities in Nepal are calling for a ban on nudity, and on any other attempts to set obscene records like the one set by the Nepali climber last year. From the AP story: “Ang Tshering, president of Nepal Mountaineering Association, says the people who live at the foot of Everest worship the mountain as a god and mountaineering authorities have asked the government to ban disrespectful stunts.” Hard luck, ladies. If Nepal follows through, this could be one record that’s never matched by a woman.

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Photo by star_trooper via Flickr, (Creative Commons).

Tags: Adventure Travel, Tres Loco, Asia, Nepal

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


1 Comment for Nepal Contemplates Nudity Ban on Everest

Derek Wilson 09.29.07 | 1:05 AM ET

I think that this ban is a good thing. Being a buddhist, and a mountaineer, I feel that it is disrespectful to the mountain yo stand nude on the summit. Especially for a sherpa to do it.

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