• Tragedy: A Spanish mountaineer dies in the Himalayas: "They were climbing the mountain illegally"

The Government of Nepal is studying to ban the Spanish mountaineer David Suela Fernández from entering the country for 5 years, after being discovered illegally climbing in the Himalayas this weekend following the death of his climbing partner Luis Felipe Valverde Guzmán on Saturday, also Spanish. Suela, 40, was rescued on Sunday next to the body of Valverde, 44, who died after an accident the previous day while climbing without official permits the Chukima Go peak (6,258 meters), on the border between Nepal and China.

The survivor now faces a legal sanction that could result in a ban on entering the country for 5 years, a ban on climbing his mountains for 10 or a fine of $ 250 , explained Wednesday to Efe Meera Acharya, the director of the Department of Tourism, which is responsible for issuing permits. This body recommended that the Government adopt one of these three sanctions and it will be the Ministry of Tourism that will "finally decide the punishment," said Acharya.

The director explained that she recommended that the Executive prohibit Suela from entering the country during five years, because the fine of $ 250 is "too low" and the prohibition of climbing the Nepalese mountains for a decade does not guarantee that she will not reoccur. The sanction will be decided on Thursday, Tourism Ministry spokesman Ghanshyam Upadhyaya told Efe.

A $ 125 permit

The climbing permit for the Chukima Go peak costs $ 125 per person and, according to the law, the government can impose a fine double that rate if someone is found climbing the mountain illegally.

Although Efe failed to contact Suela, in his statement to Acharya, published in a statement by the Ministry of Tourism, the survivor admitted his mistake and said he felt guilty about it . According to the published Suela account, he and his deceased companion traveled to Nepal through a local tourism agency, whose name was not disclosed, but none of their representatives received them upon arrival at Kathmandu airport.

Later the Spaniards moved to the Gaurishankar area, where the peak where they suffered the accident is located , but did not request the climbing permit, something that, Suela acknowledged, was "a big mistake," according to the statement. In the statement before Acharya, the survivor said in this regard that the mountain was "so beautiful and attractive" that they could not resist "the urge to start climbing it."

Lack of equipment or preparation

According to Acharya, Valverde could have died for not having the necessary equipment or sufficient preparation. The Spanish mountaineer died when his rope was untied while descending the mountain and, according to rescuers, the body was found in a throat about 700 meters deep. Once the autopsy is done, Valverde's body will be handed over to the Spanish authorities in Kathmandu for repatriation.

During the autumn climbing season in Nepal, which ends in mid-November, the Nepalese authorities had issued permits to 998 foreign mountaineers.

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