1. Require all climbers to have summited 7000 meters or higher before issuing them Everest permits.
2. Require all “guides” to be IFMGA certified or at least have taken climbing, medical and rescue courses at the Khumbu Climbing Center taught by proven, qualified Everest guides
3. Require that every person climbing Everest carry a handheld radio
4. Each team monitor and write down every climber’s (member and support) precise location when above base camp.
5. Establish a central monitoring team at Base Camp and Camp 2 to monitor emergency frequency
6. Position trained search and rescue resources at Base Camp, Camp 2 and on a rotating basis at the South Col during summit pushes
7. Limit foreign permits to 400 qualified members
8. Limit team size to 25 members with 1:1 Sherpa support. BC Staff is additional.
9. Ban any operator for one year if they have a client who is “missing” at the end of the season
Most seem like common sense. Number 2 could lead to economic capture, but is probably worth it. Number 7 is the most difficult; there would have to be a way to distribute work and revenue among the community to make up for the losses. It would probably increase prices, which would help.
Number 9 is the only one I would strike. It's most likely unenforceable (sketchy operators would just change names) and it would only serve to penalize reputable operators because accidents are inevitable. Either way, even just implementing 1 to 6 and 8 would already be tremendous progress.