In a bid to boost the tourism economy, the Nepali Government on Thursday resumed the mountaineering activities after five months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n The government has opened its Himalayan mountains including Mount Everest to climbers and has started issuing climbing permits for the 2020 Autumn Tourist Season. The autumn climbing season in Nepal runs from September to November.<\/p>\n “The cabinet meeting ten days ago decided to resume the mountaineering activities and the decision is being implemented from July 30,\u201d said Meera Acharya, Director at Department of Tourism.<\/p>\n However, the government is yet to issue health protocols and modality of quarantine for the climbers, especially foreigners.<\/p>\n \u201cThe government needs to tell us what documents foreign nationals have to present for visa applications and to enter the country,\u201d said Mingma Sherpa, one of the biggest mountaineering expedition operators in the country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Even though the Nepali Government has reopened mountaineering, the nation has to wait for some time to see the foreign tourists\u2019 influx as the international flights will resume only after August 17.<\/p>\n Among 1.2 million tourists that visit Nepal annually, the autumn season accounts for a third, with most coming for trekking.<\/p>\n In autumn, mountaineers prefer climbing Manaslu<\/strong> and Dhaulagiri<\/strong> and smaller peaks, as Mt. Everest is considered too risky to climb.<\/p>\n