Probably a good news for all mountaineers. Climbing Himalayas, including Mount Everest – the highest peak on Earth – just got cheaper.
The Government of Nepal has reduced the fees for Mountaineering Expedition in all the mountains (for those allowed for climbing) in the country’s Himalayan range. The new scheme has made it easier for climbers to conquer Himalayan peaks – allowing them to climb in any seasons they want. Spring is considered to be the best and popular season for mountaineering expedition to the Himalayas.
The new rates for climbing mountains in Nepal are effective from January 1st, 2015 for all foreign expedition teams and individual climbers.
The previous fees scheme to climb mountains was little different – group based climbers, irrespective of mountain heights in many cases.
A group of 15-climbers had to pay 10 thousand dollars by each member.
Lone climbers used to paid 25 thousand during spring, 12.5 thousand during autumn, and 2,750 dollars during winter.
Now, Nepalese climbers are also encouraged to climb following the revised fees for mountain climbing. For Nepalese climbers, to climb Mt Everest via normal route will cost 75 thousand rupees (approx 750$) during spring, 37.5 thousand during autumn, and 18 thousand during rest. The revised rates for Nepalese are effective from February 13, 2014.
The rates for Nepalese climbers to conquer Everest via routes other than normal ie South-East route are respectively 10k, 5k, and 2.5k per season.
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i strongly feel the government should stop allowing people to climb mt everest
why is it so important to let people step on the head of this beautifully, majestic, pure, nature’s wonder
not to mention the pollution of garbage 🙁
very insensitive indeed
JUST FOR THE MONEY ???? you mean just for money we should do things we aren’t supposed to be doing
climbing mountains, trekking solo to antarctica, etc., etc., etc., is just a western way of bossing over nature but we hindus and of course other religions of this great nation of ours have always put nature and GOD on the same pedestal
हिमालय पर्वतलाई हृदय देखि प्रणाम
ll जय देश ll
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Just a candid view, but not opposing what Yogeshwar said, I agree to what all that he said.
I think if the govt can use that money effectively (They are charging a lot / person) to clean up and make strict garbage disposal rules in the protected area. I dont think western people will fail to comply. They do the same for Alps.
I think nature need to be observed and enjoyed by humans but leaving a track behind might not be the best of interest for Nepal. People who do trekking, climbing are generally more concerned about environmental awareness than the people who sit at home and watch others doing it.
Its my dream to come to Nepal and do trekking and observe the beauty of this country. Nepal can make greater awareness about environmental conservation by allowing foreigners to come and experience the Himalayas but at the same time. We are humans our curiosity drives us to the edge of everything
But anyways nice to know prices are reduced. Its affordable to us non USD people.
Agree with Yogeshwar Amatya that some mountains should be preserved, like the one Fishtail here in Pokhara – पोखरा. I think main problem as Paul Jacob figured out is the management of that fees collected. Should the fees been effective in implementation of cleaning & maintaining the scenic, government wouldn’t been blamed for garbage. And another thing, majority of people climbing Everest are foreigners, still there is garbage – that is a different scope in here.
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Paul Jacob: You’re most welcome to Nepal. The picture below is from Pokhara, my home town, and the mountain you see is a virgin mountain, be the first to conquer 🙂
why is it important to step on the head of MT EVEREST, our सगरमाथा ????
totally western nature of conquering everyone and everything 🙁
colonising attitude
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