“Inside Nepal’s fake rescue racket”
“Investigations reveal a vast network of trekking firms, helicopter operators, hospitals and agents staging fake evacuations, fabricating medical records and inflating bills to siphon millions from global insurers.”
https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/03/27/inside-nepal-s-fake-rescue-racket
Incredible.
“Tourists who simply don’t want to walk back.” There you have it.
At least this news article avoids the insult of referring to them as “climbers.”
New rules: If you can’t walk out, don’t walk in.
Because helicopter flights are now banned above 5000 meters. That should solve it.
https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/03/27/inside-nepal-s-fake-rescue-racket
Federico Hernandez
Mark Ohe