Conquering Mount Everest is no easy feat for the body, mind — and bank account. Nepal plans to increase the price of Everest climbing permits by about 36%, the first rise in almost a decade.

Nepal plans to increase the price of Everest climbing permits by about 36%, the first rise in almost a decade. Narayan Prasad Regmi, the director-general of Nepal's tourism department, told ...

A veteran mountaineer says new prices will have little impact on people's desire to climb Everest. Conquering Mount Everest is no easy feat for the body, mind — and bank account. Nepal plans to ...

The new $15,000 fee will apply for the popular April-May climbing season along the standard ... experts for allowing too many people on Everest and doing little to keep it clean or to ensure ...

Not good news for mountaineering enthusiasts as Nepal has decided to sharply increase the permit fees for climbing the world's highest mountain peak, Mount Everest, by at least 36 per cent ...

Nepal has sharply increased permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by 36 per cent and also ... with nearly 2,000 people assembling at the base camp. Eight climbers lost their lives, and the ...