Good catch. There's still something fishy though. I mean, does anyone here know of an an unpowered, waterproof GPS "chip" that can be "sewn" into a jacket? Als

Good catch. There's still something fishy though. I mean, does anyone here know of an an unpowered, waterproof GPS "chip" that can be "sewn" into a jacket? Also, charging a $10-$15 mandatory rental fee is weird given that an Everest climbing permit is already in the neighbourhood of $15k (up from ~$10k last year). I can't see the Nepali Government bothering with a rental fee of that magnitude, so maybe it is a cheap Recco-like device (ie *not GPS) and the fee is more of a deposit? So many questions. This mistake aside, I can't say enough about Alan and his blog/podcast for those interested in the topic. Even non-climbers.