Kathmandu, January 23
Nepal has hiked permit fees to climb Mount Everest by a whopping 36 percent and taken other measures to prevent littering on the world’s highest peak. This information was given by the officials. Under the revised mountaineering rules, the permit fee for foreigners climbing Everest from the normal southern route in the spring season (March-May) has been increased from the current USD 11,000 per person to USD 15,000.
The climbing fee for winter season (September-November) has been increased from USD 5500 to USD 7500. On the other hand, the permit fee per person for winter (December-February) and monsoon (June-August) has increased from US$ 2750 to US$ 3750.
Aarti Newpane, director of the tourism board, said that the cabinet has already taken a decision in this regard, although an official announcement is yet to be made. He said that the new fee rates for climbing the 8848.86 meter high peak will be applicable from September 1, 2025.
The revised rules passed by the Cabinet will come into force after publication in the Nepal Gazette. However, he said that the permit fee for Nepalese mountaineers willing to climb Everest for winter will be doubled from the current Rs 75,000 to Rs 1,50,000.
Earlier, the fee was increased in 2015
The permit fee was last revised on 1st January 2015. Additionally, the 75-day duration of permit for climbing will be reduced to 55 days. According to the news of the daily newspaper ‘Kathmandu Post’, the aim of reducing the climbing time is to organize the activities properly. “Bookings already accepted for Basant 2025 will not be affected by this change,” said Indu Ghimire, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism. -News-Patiala
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