Davy gets 10-year ban for trying Everest without a permit, instead of huge fine
Kathmandu — On Friday, Nepal said a South African who tried to climb Mount Everest without a permit could go home without paying a $22,000 fine, but banned him from mountaineering there for 10 years. Ryan Sean Davy was found hiding in a cave near Everest base camp nearly two weeks ago after being spotted on the world’s highest mountain without an $11,000 climbing permit. The South African, who has no prior mountaineering experience, said he could not afford the hefty permit fee but wanted to scale Everest and document his experience in a book and film. "The tourism department has excused me and given me permission to go home," Davy said on Friday. The head of the tourism department confirmed that Davy had been let off the heavy fine and just given a 10-year ban on climbing mountains in Nepal. "We have imposed a 10-year ban on him against mountaineering in Nepal. No fine has been imposed," said Dinesh Bhattarai, head of the tourism department. The department had previously said they ...
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