CLIMBING PERMIT NO.

Cash Receipt No.

CLIMBING-PERMIT

Nepal Mountaineering Association has granted permission to the undermentioned team to carry out climbing on the peak mentioned below for the following period.

Name of the peak: ……………………………………………… Height : ………………………………
Climbing period: from ……………………………………………… to ………………………………
Trekking route: ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Team Leader\'s Name: ………………………………………………………………… Sex: ……………
Age: ………………… Nationality: …………………………… Passport No.: ………………………
Details of the Team Members (undermentioned) -

S.NO. NAME SEX NATIONALITY PASSPORT NO. AGE

Name of the Trekking Agency in Nepal: ………………………………………………………………
Name of the Sardar/Guide: ………………………………………………………………………………
Sardar/Guide............................................. NMA Book Registration No.: …………
Total numbers of climbers (in words): …………………………………………………………………

Signature of Hon. General Secretary
Dated:

INFORMATION ON MOUNTAIN PEAKS CLIMBING

It is illegal to climb any mountain peaks in Nepal without climbing-permit.

Nepal Mountaineering Association representatives and authorized local institutions or individuals may check your climbing-permit, please co-operate them.

Climbers involved in illegal climbing face prosecution as per the laws of Nepal (Nepal Tourism Act 2035 B.S. Article 3).

Nepal Mountaineering Association does not recognize and certify successful ascent of illegal climbing.
Nepal Mountaineering Association does not certify incidents and accidents occurred during illegal climbing. Uncertified incidents and accidents may face legal complication to claim insurance

Climbing teams and climbers are allowed to set up fixed camp at the base camp for the climbing duration only.

Climbing teams and climbers are not allowed to put fixed rope permanently on or enroute to thesummit of any mountain peaks.

Only climbers registered in the climbing-permit are allowed to climb the mountain peak.Group leader and climbers are requested to make sure that a climbing permit is obtained to climb the desired peak.

No one can profit from illegal climbing. So stop illegal climbing right now.

Inform nearest police station in the event of death or disappearance of members of the team.

GARBAGE DISPOSAL

It is a moral and legal offence to leave and burn your garbage in the mountains.

You are not allowed to burn and leave your garbage in the base camp.

You should segregate burnable (biodegradable) and non-burnable (non-biodegradable) garbage. Dispose burnable garbage properly at permitted area.Non-burnable items like tins, cans, empty LPG gas cylinders, EPI gas, oxygen cylinders and batteriesshould be taken back to Kathmandu. Oxygen cylinders and batteries should be taken back to your own country.

Thank you very much for your cooperation for keeping our mountains clean.

The Kathmandu Declaration on Mountain Activities

PREAMBLE

The International Union of Alpinist Association (UIAA) met in Kathmandu from the 10th October to 16October, 1982 for its 44th General Assembly and celebrated the 50th Anniversary of its founding.

It was for the first time in the history of UIAA that such an important meeting was held in Asia-most appropriately in the lap of the mighty Himalayas.Hundred and thirty-five delegates from twenty-six countries exchanged ideas and experiences on various problems related with mountaineering activities.

On evaluating the problems pertaining to the mountains, a new consensus has emerged in the conference. The UIAA General Assembly has resolved to adopt the following principles and guidelines

as a programme for concrete action to be henceforth called the Kathmandu Declaration on Mountain Activities.

ARTICLES OF THE DECLARATION

There is urgent need for effective protection of the mountain environment and landscape.

The flora, fauna and natural resources of all kinds need immediate attention \'care and concern.\'

Actions designed to reduce the negative impact of man\'s activities on mountains should be encouraged.

The cultural heritage and the dignity of the local population are inviolable.

All activities designed to restore and rehabilitate the mountain world need to be encouraged.

Contacts between mountaineers of different regions and countries should be increasingly encouraged in the spirit of friendship, mutual respect, and peace.

Information and education for improving the relationship between man and his environment should be available for wider and sections of society.

The use of appropriate technology for energy needs and proper disposal of waste in the mountain areas are matters of immediate concern.

The need for more international support- governmental as well as non-governmental to the developing mountain countries, for instance, in matters of ecological conservation.

The need for widening access to mountain areas in order to promote their appreciation and study should be unfettered by political considerations.