China sets an age limit for people climbing Everest

The China Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA) of Tibet informed climbing agencies of Kathmandu, Nepal that it has issued new regulations and there would be an age limit for people climbing Everest and other mountains.
The CTMA regulates climbing activities in Tibet and shares Mt Everest with Nepal.
The CTMA has decided that, to climb Mt. Everest from the North side i.e. Tibet or any other Himalayan ranges one should be at least 18 yrs of age and not more than 60.
The CTMA also notified that those climbers who do not fall under this age may be considered if they were able to provide medical certificate’s showing that they were absolutely fit n fine i.e. healthy for climbing but China would not consider anyone who is below 16. Here in Nepal 16 is the minimum age for climbers.
Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) of Nepal welcomed CTMA’s new regulation and said that it would not hold any future controversies regarding little aged and old aged people climbing mountains.
Ang Tshering Sherpa president of NMA said that, “Once, Nepal had no age limit either, but the lacuna triggered a lot of competition that was heavily criticized by renowned mountaineers.”
In 2001, Temba Tseri Sherpa, a Nepali school boy had became the youngest person to climb Mt. Everest but he had suffered severe frost bites and even lost several toes and fingers which created pressure and forced the Nepal Government to create an age limit.
After 2 yrs Nepal Government claimed 16 as minimum age to climb Everest but hasn’t claimed maximum age till date.
Since 2009, Min Bahadur Sherchan, a Nepali climber has become the world’s oldest person to climb Everest but now another Nepali former foreign minister Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay in his 80s has claimed to climb Everest and beat Min Bahadur’s record.
This matter is bound to effect hopes of Pemba Dorjee Sherpa, a Nepali climber, who holds the world record for the fastest ascent of Mt Everest in 8 hrs and 10 mins because Pemba is planning to train 11 year old Nepali boys for an Everest expedition in 2011 to beat Jordan Romero’s record.
Pemba had also promised to train his nine-year-old son, Tseten, if he failed to find a willing 11 year old Everest climber.