Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing overcrowding and improving safety.

"The two had just finished dinner and were settling into their sleeping bags, chatting casually, when Alex suddenly became unresponsive."

An American climber has died after attempting to scale the world's fifth-largest mountain. On Tuesday, Nepalese officials confirmed the death of 39-year-old Alexander Pancoe on Mount Makalu. Pancoe died on Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest while descending from Camp Three to Camp Two on the mountain.