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Sean Ryan Davy, a South African cinematographer who attempted to climb Mount Everest without permission, has been arrested in Nepal on Wednesday after he avoided paying a permit to climb Earth’s highest mountain.
He faces a $22,000 fine after being caught hiding in a cave near Everest’s base camp without a permit. His fine will be double what the permit would have cost to purchase in the first place.
He handed himself into authorities after being caught last week and is now in custody and he will appear in court next week.
Davy, may not just be facing the charges related to this Everest attempt. When he was caught in the cave, he began to swear and threaten officials from the tourism department during questioning.
It is possible that these additional offences over his conduct during the investigation could be added to his overall charge sheet when he faces the courts.
The 43-year-old did not pay the permit because he simply could not afford it but now he could face not only being hit with a fine, but being blacklisted from the Himalayan nation for five years or even face a ten-year climbing ban, which would be an utter disaster for this climbing fanatic.
Davy, had pitched a tent away from other climbers so he could continue to keep the low profile and was approximately, a heart-breaking, 1,000 metres away from the Promised Land at 8,848m.
So close but yet so very, far away.
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