Nepal Mount Everest: Nepal made a huge increase in permit fee for climbing Mount Everest, climbing the world's highest peak expensive

Nepal Mount Everest : Mountaineering on Mount Everest in the world's highest peak is now expensive. The Nepal government has made a huge increase in permit fee to climb Everest. Apart from this, the Himalayan nation has also taken several steps to prevent the spread of garbage from the world's highest peak. According to reports, permit fee for foreigners climbing Everest in spring (March-May) under the revised mountaineering rules has been increased from the current US $ 11,000 per person to US $ 15,000. Climbing fees for autumn (September-November) have been increased from US $ 5,500 to US $ 7,500.

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The income received from permit fees and other expenditure by foreign climbers is the main source of revenue and employment for this country struggling with cash shortage, where eight of the 14 highest mountains in the world including Mount Everest are located.

At the same time, per capita permits for winter (December-February) and monsoon (June-August) have increased from US $ 2,750 to US $ 3,750. Aarti Nupane, director of the Tourism Board, said that the cabinet has already been decided in this regard, although the official announcement is yet to be done. He said that new rates of fees for climbing 8848.86 meters high will be effective from September 1, 2025. Once the Nepal is published in the Gazette, the revised rules approved by the cabinet will become effective.

Permit period
However, he said that the permit fee of Nepali climbers, willing to climb Everest for autumn, would be increased from the current Rs 75,000 to doubled to Rs 1,50,000. The last amendment to the permit fee was on January 1, 2015. In addition, the 75 -day period of permit for climbing will be reduced to 55 days. According to the news of the daily newspaper 'Kathmandu Post', the purpose of reducing the climbing period is to streamline activities.

Social security for workers
Indu Ghimire, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, said, “This change will not affect the booking already accepted for Vasant 2025.” As per Ghimir, waste management, waste management, social security for workers of height areas and government This change has been done by focusing on increasing revenue. According to the new rules, climbers will be able to take only the item that will be listed in the permit document issued by the tourism department. Last year, 421 permits were issued in the spring. About 600 climbers, including two hundred foreigners, reached the peak and about 2,000 people gathered at the base camp. The news states that incidents of death of eight climbers also came to light.