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Tempers can hot even in the freezing conditions on Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. So hot, in fact, that fights out among climbers. One brawl last April between climbers from Europe and local Sherpas. The free-for-all at 7,470m, 1,400m below the summit. It over an argument about how to mountaineering ropes on the slopes. The dispute was without anyone serious injuries. With Everest becoming more and more crowded, Nepalese officials are to nip any more trouble in the bud by a team of security guards. The nine-person team will be ready to with any alpine altercations before the climbing season in April.

An official from Nepal's tourism ministry the Himalayan Times website that last year's skirmish concerns about the safety and security of climbers on the mountain, especially that law enforcement officers were days away. He said: "We will an office at the base camp with a team of government officials, including the army and police personnel. This will it easy to any conflict." He : "The presence of security officials at the base camp will a psychological feeling to climbers that they are safe." He said the security officers could also with "medical help, rescues or anything else", adding: "We want to things easier for climbers."