KATHMANDU: The Nepal government has increased the permit fee for climbing Mount Everest. The climbing fee for foreigners has been increased from USD 11,000 to USD 15,000, marking 36% increase.

According to Madhav Adhikari, an official at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, “The new rate will be effective from September 1, 2025, but those who want to climb Mount Everest this spring will not have to pay the additional fee.”

Meanwhile, those planning to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak located between Nepal and China, will have to pay USD 7,500 in the autumn instead of 5,500 US dollars. The fee for the winter and monsoon seasons has been increased from USD 3,750 to USD 2,750.

The fee for Nepalese climbers has doubled from 75,000 rupees (about 5,450 US dollars) to 1,50,000 rupees (about 1,090 US dollars). Nepal last revised its mountaineering permit fee on January 1, 2015.

Mount Everest attracts many climbers, including highly experienced climbers. It has two main climbing routes, one from the southeast of Nepal to the summit (known as the standard route) and the other from the north in Tibet.