Employment of porters for assisting climbing and trekking parties

(1) No porter, who is not registered with the Institute and certified by the competent authority to be fit to be employed for assisting the climbing operation shall be employed or permitted to be employed as a porter to assist the climbing/trekking parties visiting Himachal Pradesh.

1. (2) Every climbing/trekking party visiting Himachal Pradesh shall inform the competent authority about its plan/programme for leading the mountaineering expedition alongwith its requirements of porters and the competent authority shall recommend the suitable porters from the register of porters maintained in his office for employment as porters.