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New regulation can feel like an imposition. That鈥檚 especially true when it鈥檚 applied to an activity that favors freedom and exuberance. Climbing is such a pursuit, and Mount Everest is its literal pinnacle. But the disciplined experience of tackling that legendary summit has become less rarefied. You鈥檝e seen photos of mountaineers lined up as though they鈥檙e trudging toward a Disney ride.

And so, as Ellie Davis reports today, Nepal is moving to ensure safety and care. It wants to give Everest a break. It also seeks to require climbers to submit records of easier nearby ascents, signoffs on fitness to climb, and higher trash fees. There鈥檚 a benefit there for adventurers. There鈥檚 also a benefit for that storied peak, and for the ones that surround it.