Mount Koiski: Difference between revisions

=== Permits ===

In 2008, the regional Mätvhas council introduced mandatory permits for anyone making a summit attempt on Mt Koiski. This came after the [[2006 Mt Koiski Disaster]], when a group of unprepared amateur mountaineers attempted to climb the mountain, leading to 15 deaths and tens of thousands of Lund in evacuation and rescue costs. Climbers were now required to prove prior mountaineering experience and medical fitness in order to receive a permit to make a formal summit attempt. However further rescues and deaths of inexperienced climbers in the 2009 and 2010 seasons demonstrated that the permits had not gone far enough, with people legally climbing into dangerous regions without formally making a summit attempt. Before the 2011 climbing season, the Koiski Management Board, who were now in charge of organising tourism and climbing on the mountain, extended the reach of the permit to any climbs above 3,900m (12,795ft), or around camp 2. The board also introduced a permit fee of 500Ⱡ to raise funds for the proper management of the mountain. In 2020 this was further extended, with a three tier permit system introduced, each with a different cost and burden of proof depending on the level of permit. Climbers or tourists now required a permit for any access to Koiski base camp or above (on either side of the mountain). Permits also now acted as emergency cards, with team and medical details on their reverse. This has saved several people when losing or forgetting standard emergency cards. Climbers must have a permit on them at all times on the mountain, although exception can be made in cases of an emergency explaining the loss of permit. No major changes have been made to the permit system since 2020.  

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|+Permit Types and Respective Evidence and Costs

| - Basic fitness assessment

AND

- Proof of off-piste mountaineering experience above 2,500m

OR  

- OMC Basic Mountaineering Certificate, with off-piste module (or equivalent)

|150Ⱡ

| - Proof of off-piste Mountaineering experience above 3,000m  

- Moderate fitness assessment

- OMC Intermediate Mountaineering Certificate, with off-piste module (oe)

|-

|Restricted

| - Basic fitness assessment

AND

- OMC Intermediate Mountaineering Certificate (oe)

OR

- A minimum of 2 official guides and an OMC Basic Mountaineering Certificate (oe)

|-

| rowspan="2" |South

| rowspan="3" | - OMC Advanced Mountaineering Certificate

- Comprehensive fitness and medical assessments

- Fully comprehensive expedition plans and details

|-

|South

|-

|Open

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