William Brant Holland Officially Slapped With Two Year Himalayan Climbing Ban From Nepal
July 15, 2008
Nepal has made it official: William Brant Holland, from the United States, has had his Nepali climbing privileges revoked for a two year period in the Himalayas. His Charge: Violating the ‘One China’ policy that Nepal put in to place to protect the Chinese Mt. Everest expedition from any pro-Tibet, anti-Chinese disruptions.
William Brant Holland’s incident came about after authorities discovered a “Free Tibet” t-shirt in his backpack. Along with the two year ban, Brant Holland’s expedition company was fined a total of $155 for not knowing the t-shirt was in his possession.
I have covered Brant Holland’s ordeal in quite detail. You may read more HERE, HERE, and HERE.
Along with William Brant Holland, Josef Kubica, from Slovakia was also placed on a two year ban for not having an Everest climbing permit when he was approached while leading in to base camp.
To read more on both of these charges handed down by the government of Nepal, go check out The Peninsula.
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just wanna say no one should be kicked off mt. everest (even the Tibet side) 29028 feet for politic disorder.. i mean its about pride. and the south regions are being extreme.. all politics aside this man and others should not have been banned…im bias. ?
hello where is the bureacracy in this ? Why does China hate Americans, I mean they shun the climbers that are “American” but what about the others?
Apparently according to : blogspot.com/2007/11/mount-everest-pride-of-south-asia.
the last climber was a female climber, but was a native. Temba Tsheri from Nepal. in May 2001.
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