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Nepal is making 97 of its mountains free to climb for the
two years. The government wants to encourage
to go trekking in two provinces in the
west of Nepal. They are among the country's
and least-developed areas. A tourism official said the peaks that will have no climbing
are between 5,970 metres and 7,132 metres high. The director of Nepal's Tourism Department told The Kathmandu Post about the new
. He said: "Despite their breathtaking
, the number of tourists and mountaineers here is very
as access is so difficult." He hoped the plan would "create
, generate income, and strengthen the
economy".
