Nepal slashes royalty to climb Mt. Everest and other Himalayas

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Kathmandu: Nepal Government has reduced the royalty for mountaineers climbing Mt. Everest with effect from January 1, 2015.

According to the Ministry of Tourism, the government has announced slash to mountaineering fees to attract more climbers from different parts of the world .

The royalty for climbing Mount Everest on the normal route from Nepal side has been reduced to 11,000 US $ per person for foreigners during the spring climbing season, down from the previous rate of 25,000 $.The fees have also been lowered for autumn and winter seasons.

The royalty for Nepali mountaineers also has been reduced .Royalty for Nepalese climbers will come into effect from 13 February 2014 .

Likewise, the Mountaineering royalty has been totally waived to the mountains situated on Mid Western and Far Western Development Region of Nepal for 5 years effecting from 16 July 2013 to 15 July 2018.

Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal has expected that the timely amendment in royalty for mountaineering in Nepal will be the milestone for the promotion of mountain tourism .

The season is  clarified as – Spring ( March, April, May), Summer ( June, July, August), Autumn ( September, October, November) and Winter ( December, January, February).

As per the notice published in Nepal Gazette on 12 February 2014, the Royalty for mountaineering in Nepal has been amended for foreign and Nepalese climbers as follows :
Royalty for Foreign Climber per Person in US Dollar

      Mountain                               Spring Season                       Autumn Season                   Winter/Summer
1. Everest Normal Route                      11000                                  5500                                    2750
2. Everest Other Route                        10000                                   5000                                    2500
3. Others Mountain more than 8000 m.   1800                                     900                                     450
4. 7501m.-7999m.                                  600                                      300                                    150
5. 7000m. – 7500m.                                500                                     250                                     125
6. 6501m – 6999m.                                 400                                     200                                     100
7. Mt. Amadablam (6812M)                      400                                     400                                     200
8. Less than 6500m.                                250                                     125                                     70

The provision of Royalty for foreign climbers will come into effect from 1 January 2015 (B.S.2071/09/17)

Royalty for Nepalese Climber per Person in Nepalese Rupees

          Mountain                                                Spring Season        Autumn Season            Winter/ Summer
1. Everest Normal Route                                        75000                      37500                            18250
2. Everest Other Route                                          60000                      30000                             15000
3. Others Mountain more than 8000 m.                  10000                       5000                                2500
4. 7501m.-7999m.                                                 8000                        4000                                2000
5. 7000m. – 7500m.                                              6000                        3000                                1500
6. 6501m – 6999m.                                               5000                        2500                                1250
7. Mt. Amadablam (6812M)                                    8000                        8000                               4000
8. Less than 6500 m.                                            4000                         2000

Feb,13, 2014