China bans children climbing Mt Everest ::
Kathmandu: 13 June, 2010

Less than a month after American boy wonder Jordan Romero made mountaineering history by becoming the youngest climber in the world to summit Mt Everest, the highest point on earth, it is now certain that no one else will be able to beat the record with China announcing a curb on kid climbers from autumn.

The China Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA), the regulates climbing activities in Tibet – which shares Mt Everest with Nepal – issued new regulations Thursday, informing climbing agencies in Kathmandu that there will be an age bar on Mt Everest. In a surprising decision, CTMA said climbers applying for a permit to attempt the 8848m peak – and any other Himalayan ranges from the north or Tibet — would have to be at least 18.

The Chinese authorities have imposed an upper age limit as well – 60 – which would also frustrate any further attempts to set a new record for the oldest climber from the Tibet side.
Source: VA Media Dept.