Nepal raises fees to climb Mount Everest

Nepal hits Everest climbers with higher permit fees
The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp mark-up in permit fees. From September, those seeking to summit the world's tallest mountain during peak season will have to pay $15,000 (£12,180), a 36% rise on the longstanding fee of $11,000, officials said on Wednesday.
Nepal raises fees to climb Mount Everest to $15,000
Nepal is raising the permit fees to climb Mount Everest from $11,000 to $15,000. Income from the fees is a key source of revenue and employment for the cash-strapped country.
Nepal increases Mount Everest admission cost
Authorities in Nepal are increasing the cost of admission to Mount Everest. Permit fees are set to rise by 36 per cent, up to almost $30,000 during peak times. Nepal's government has faced criticism in the past for allowing too many climbers onto the mountain and it is unclear how the changes will affect demand to scale the world's tallest peak.
Fees to climb Everest are about to get a lot more expensive. One veteran says that won't keep people off the mountain.
The cost of a permit to ascend Everest will soon hit as much as $15,000, but a veteran climber says the increase won't keep people away from the peak.
Nepal sharply hikes permit fee for Everest climbers
Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials said on Wednesday.
Nepal steeply increases cost of climbing Mount Everest
Conquering Mount Everest will cost climbers an extra $4,000 (£3,270) after Nepal hiked up fees for the first time in almost a decade.
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Nepal has decided to increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak. The last revision in the free was undertaken in 2015, when Nepal ditched the a group-based system to adopt a uniform fee.
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KATHMANDU – Nepal has announced a 36% hike in permit fees for climbing Mount Everest, the first increase in nearly a decade. The new fees, effective from September 2025, are aimed at boosting government revenue, which heavily depends on income from foreign climbers’ permits and related spending.
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