Expedition Peak Permit fees (from Nepalese side) and size of
the expedition team members.
Rules effective from 1996 and as revised from Ministry of
Tourism effective from Spring 2002
|
Classification of Peaks |
Permit fee (US$) including up
to 7 members |
for each additional member up
to 5 |
| Mt Everest |
50,000 |
10,000 |
| Mt Everest (South-East ridge) |
70,000
*¹ |
10,000 |
| Peaks above 8000m |
10,000 |
1500 |
| Peaks of 7501 to 8000m |
4,000 |
500 |
| Peaks of 7001 to 7500m |
3,000 |
400 |
| Peaks of 6501 to 7000m |
2,000 |
300 |
| Peaks of below 6501m |
1,000 |
200 |
Some additional regulation
|
*¹Special case for Everest normal
south-east ridge but if there less than seven members, the royalty structure
are as follows: |
| |
|
Team |
Permit fee |
| 1 member |
US$ 25000 |
| 2 members |
US$ 40000 (per person US$
20000) |
| 3 members |
US$ 48000 (per person US$
16000) |
| 4 members |
US$ 56000 (per person US$
14000) |
| 5 members |
US$ 60000 (per person US$
12000) |
| 6 members |
US$ 66000 (per person US$
11000) |
| 7 members |
US$ 70000 (per person US$
10000) |
|
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More than one team may be permitted to climb Sagarmatha (Mt
Everest) by each separate route in one season.
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A Permit fee of USD $50,000 has been fixed for Sagarmatha
for a team consisting of 7 members. The team may include 5 more members
provided if it pays USD $10,000 for each additional member. The permit fee
includes trekking fee of the team members. The team members will be granted
three months visas.
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In all regions (Except south east ridge for Everest)
including Khumbu, an expedition team can have up to 7 members for the minimum
permit fee, and 5 more members for the additional permit fee.
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The team already permitted to scale Sagarmatha will have to
pay USD $10,000 if it intends to change the ascent route. It will have to pay
additional USD $20,000 if it intends to change the ascent route to normal
South East Ridge route.
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For peaks other than Sagarmatha, the team will have to pay
additional 25 % of the permit fee in US Dollars to change the ascent route.
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Expedition team must complete all necessary administrative
formalities and procedures in order to send back garbage of the expedition
team to their countries, after the completion of the expedition. Ministry of
Tourism and Civil Aviation will take necessary monetary deposit from them,
which will be refunded after the dispatch of garbage from Nepal.
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Each climbing team will be permitted with the written
application form, indicating a partner trekking agency whom registered to the
Government and accompanied by a sirdar/guide, who must be registered with
Nepal Mountaineering Association.
Garbage deposit for peaks in all region
Rules effective from 1992 and as revision in Spring 2002
The ministry of tourism has fixed the price of the deposit
for the management of garbage’s by each mountaineering team.
|
a)
|
Garbage deposit fee of Khumbu and Annapurna regions’ mountains are as
follows. |
|
|
Name of the peaks |
Amount |
| Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) |
USD $4,000 |
| Other peaks above 8000m |
USD $3,000 |
| Peaks 7001 to 8000m and
Amadablam |
USD $2,000 |
| Peaks 6501 to 7000m |
USD $1,000 |
| Peaks less than 6500m |
USD $500 |
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b)
|
Garbage deposit fees of other regions’ mountains are as follows. |
|
|
Name of the peaks |
Amount |
| Peaks above 8000m |
USD $3,000 |
| Peaks less than 8000m |
USD $500 |
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Recycling materials should be brought to Kathmandu and handover to a
prescribed agency for recycling and the re-exportable goods should be
dispatched from Nepal to their respective countries and take back the
deposited amount. |
No Liaison officers for Expeditions under 6500m peaks.
Government has revised the existing mandatory system of
deputing the Liaison Officer to every expedition team to the Himalayan peaks. As
per the current provision peaks ranging below 6500 meters including the old and
new do not require Liaison Officer anymore with effect from upcoming Spring
season 2002 (March 1, 2002).
No recommendation letters.
Nepali peaks are now open for climbers throughout the year after the
government scrapped the policy of granting permits in different seasons like
spring, summer, autumn and winter. And the recommendation of national alpine
clubs will not be required from now on to acquire climbing permits.
Source: Ministry of Tourism
