The price of a permit to climb the world’s highest peak will rise 36 percent later this year. Guides believe that climbers will still flock to the mountain.
As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially jeopardizing record attempts
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The increase in climbing fees is part of a series of measures aimed at reducing pollution and ecological impact on Mount Everest, the highest peak on the planet.
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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.
The permit fee for climbing the giant peak has been upped by 36% in a move that will cost climbers thousands more.
The Nepali government has significantly increased climbing permit fees for Mount Everest or Mount Qomolangma, an official said on Wednesday.
Nepal just raised permit fees for climbing the world’s highest peak. Experts believe that climbers will still flock to the mountain.