Mountain guide hire ruling unfair

A hiking group in Gunung Rajah, Selangor. Hikers are now required to engage mountain guides on trips above a certain elevation. — Filepic

I AM writing in response to the StarMetro report “Don’t climb without them” on July 29 regarding the mandatory use of registered mountain guides in Peninsular Malaysia’s forest reserves.

It is not accurate to say that this policy is widely accepted by the hiking community.