a few people have tried to climb the mountain in the past, but none succeeded. in 1994, bhutan made a law that no one could climb above . then in 2003, they banned all climbing. as long as the ban is in place, it is unlikely that anyone will reach the top from the bhutan side. while it may be possible to start the climb in tibet, china has not allowed it. tibet is an autonomous region of the people's republic of china (prc). this is a political decision due to issues in the border region between china and bhutan. there is a border dispute between the two countries.