Nepal Government has restructured Royalties of Mountain Climbing permits in Nepal. Mountaineering is the backbone of Nepal’s tourism industry, the Government of Nepal has made the following decisions in a bid to make mountaineering royalty fees competitive among the neighboring countries, promote mountains lying in remote and less privileged areas, and creative environment to transform the seasonal mountaineering business operational round the year and materialize the concept of ‘Nepal for all Seasons’. The objectives of restructuring the royalty fees are in order to stimulate climbing tourism to make it competitive with neighboring counties, to promote mountain climbing in remote locations, and to encourage mountaineering/climbing all year round.
SN |
Mountain |
Spring Season |
Autumn Season |
Winter/Summer |
01 |
Everest Normal Route |
11,000.00 |
5,500.00 |
2,750.00 |
02 |
Everest Other Route |
10,000.00 |
5,000.00 |
2,500.00 |
03 |
Other Mountain More than 8,000m |
1,800.00 |
900.00 |
450.00 |
04 |
7,501m to 7,999m |
600.00 |
300.00 |
150.00 |
05 |
7,000m to 7,500m |
500.00 |
250.00 |
125.00 |
06 |
6,501m to 6,999m |
400.00 |
200.00 |
100.00 |
07 |
Mt. Amadablam (6,812m) |
400.00 |
400.00 |
200.00 |
08 |
Less than 6,500.00 |
250.00 |
125.00 |
70.00 |
SN |
Mountain |
Spring Season |
Autumn Season |
Winter/Summer |
01 |
Everest Normal Route |
75,000.00 |
37,500.00 |
18,250.00 |
02 |
Everest Other Route |
60,000.00 |
30,000.00 |
15,000.00 |
03 |
Other Mountain More than 8,000m |
10,000.00 |
5,000.00 |
3,500.00 |
04 |
7,501m to 7,999m |
8,000.00 |
4,000.00 |
2,000.00 |
05 |
7,000m to 7,500m |
6,000.00 |
3,000.00 |
1,500.00 |
06 |
6,501m to 6,999m |
5,000.00 |
2,500.00 |
1,250.00 |
07 |
Mt. Amadablam (6,812m) |
8,000.00 |
8,000.00 |
4,000.00 |
08 |
Less than 6,500.00 |
4,000.00 |
2,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
The Mountaineering expedition team shall deposit the following amount as for the garbage management :
a. The Garbage Management of Khumbu and Annapurna Himalayan Range:
SN |
Height |
Royalty Fees |
01 |
Mt. Everest |
USD $ 4,000.00 |
02 |
Above 8,001m except Mt. Everst |
USD $ 3,000.00 |
03 |
7,001m to 8,000m and Mt. Amadablam |
USD $ 2,000.00 |
04 |
6,501m to 7,000m |
USD $ 1,000.00 |
05 |
Less Than 6,500m |
USD $ 500.00 |
b. For the following mountains of the other Himalayan range other than expressed in clause (a).
Above 8,000m |
USD $ 3,000.00 |
Less Than 8,000m |
USD $ 500.00 |