Backpackers thinking of a trip to base camp on Mount Everest will have to keep their clothes on, it has emerged.
Nepalese mountaineering authorities have called for a ban on nudity on the mountain, requesting that visitors respect its religious importance.
A Nepali climber broke the record for the world's highest display of nudity last year, after standing stark naked at the 29,035-foot summit for several minutes, in temperatures of around 14 degrees Fahrenheit, reports AP.
And a Dutch climber recently tried to scale the peak clad in shorts alone.
However, Ang Tshering, president of Nepal Mountaineering Association, explained such attempts are disrespectful and should be banned.
"There should be strict regulations to discourage such attempts by climbers," he said, explaining that Mount Everest is worshipped as a god by the people who dwell on its foot hill.
The mountain was first scaled in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay - both were fully clothed.
