Calls to reign in unfit climbers after deadly Everest season Eleven people died on Mount Everest this season, marred by chaos, overcrowding and fatal queues on freezing ridges of the mountain as a record numbers of climbers tried to summit. Returning climbers and mountaineering experts have criticised the government’s policy to dole out permits to anyone who forks up the $11,000 permit fee, opening doors to inexperienced climbers that risk themselves and others on the mountain. IMAGES and SOUNDBITES