Peak Antics

I would think climbing Mt. Everest would be so taxing that all you could think of through the fog of exhaustion is going home:

Nepal's mountaineering authorities are calling for a ban on nudity and attempts to set records on Mount Everest, officials said today.

Last year, a Nepali climber claimed the world's highest display of nudity when he disrobed for several minutes while standing on the 8850-metre summit in about 10 Celsius degrees below zero.

"There should be strict regulations to discourage such attempts by climbers," said Ang Tshering, president of Nepal Mountaineering Association.

Other record-setting attempts that sparked controversy included a Dutch man who attempted to scale the peak wearing only shorts.

The people who live on the foot hill of Everest worship the mountain as a god and mountaineering authorities have asked the government to ban disrespectful stunts on Everest, Tshering said.