KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Nepal has decided to deploy security officials at the Mount Everest base camp in an attempt to stop fights between climbers, tourism officials said.
An army and police office will open in April at the camp when the climbing season begins, the BBC said.
Nepal tourism ministry official Dipendra Poudel said that there will be three officers each from the army, police and armed police force.
Concerns were raised last year after a fight erupted between European climbers and a group of Sherpas at 24,508 feet.
The conflict was over the fixing of ropes, the BBC said.
Although that dispute was resolved, officials said they are worried because the mountain is becoming more crowded.
The new office will also help climbers in distress, clean the mountain and enforce climbing rules.
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