Nepal will limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks.
This comes at a time when expeditions are gearing up for the spring season.
"The Supreme Court has ordered a cap on the number of climbers, and also given measures for waste management and environmental protection in the mountains," Deepak Bikram Mishra, a lawyer who had filed a similar petition back in 2019, told AFP.
The Himalayan republic is home to eight of the world's ten highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of adventurers every spring when temperatures are warm, and winds are usually calm.
The decision was issued in late April, but the summary was only published this week.
The capacity of the mountains "must be respected" and an appropriate maximum number of permits set.
The full text of the ruling has not been published, and the summary does not mention a specific limit on the number of permits issued.
Nepal currently issues permits to anyone who applies and is willing to pay $11,000 to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest peak at 8,850 meters above sea level.
Last year, the country issued 478 permits to climb Everest, a record number.
A huge human traffic jam on Everest in 2019 forced teams to wait for hours at the summit in freezing temperatures.
At least 4 of the 11 deaths on the summit this year were due to overcrowding. / BGNES
