Mountaineering Royalty Nepal
Mountaineering is the set of activities that involves ascending mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing.
Nepal’s climbing history goes back a long way starting with the early explorers from British India who were lured by lofty peaks and the challenges of climbing virgin peaks where no human had set foot before. By the 1960s Nepal’s trekking and mountaineering industry was well established with private companies providing all logistics including porters and guides for a full expedition that would spend months in the mountains.
Today there are many companies that will take care of every aspect of mountain climbing and all the mountaineer has to do is arrive in good shape physically and mentally, prepared to take on the challenge and not worry about equipment and supplies. Most of the Everest expeditions are handled by well-known and trusted private companies.
The government has recently restructured Royalties of Mountain Climbing permits in Nepal. The changed royalty structure has been implemented since 1st of January 2015. The objectives of restructuring the royalty fees are in order to stimulate climbing tourism to make competitive with neighboring counties, to promote mountain climbing in remote locations, and to encourage mountaineering/climbing all year round.
1. Royalty for Foreign Climber per Person in American Dollar
| S.N | 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 6500 | 250 | 125 | 70 |
2. Royalty for Nepalese Climber per Person in Rupees
| S.N. | 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 | |
| 6. | 6501m – 6999m. | 5000 | 2500 | 1250 |
| 7. | Mt. Amadablam (6812M) | 8000 | 8000 | 4000 |
| 8. | Less than 6500 | 4000 | 2000 | 1000 |
The Mountaineering Royalty has been totally waived to those mountains situated on mid western and Far western development region of Nepal for 2070/04/01-2075/03/32 (16 July 2013 to 15 July 2018)
- Royalty of foreign climbers will effect from 01Jan. , 2015
- Royalty for Nepali climbers will effect 2070.11.1
Amount to be deposited for Garbage Management
The Mountaineering expedition team shall deposit the following amount as for the garbage management :
(a) For the following mountains of the Khumbu and Annapurna Himalayan range –
| For the Mount Everest | Four thousand U.S. Dollar or equivalent to that in Nepalese rupees. |
| For the other mountain having the height of above 8001 meter except Mount Everest | Three thousand U.S. Dollar or equivalent to that in Nepalese rupees |
| For the mountain having the height of 7001 to 8000 meter and Amadablam mountain | Two thousand U.S. Dollar or equivalent to that in Nepalese rupees |
| For the mountain having the height of 6501 to 7000 meter | One thousand U.S. Dollar or equivalent to that in Nepalese rupees |
| For the mountain having the height of less than 6500 meter | Five hundred U.S. Dollar or equivalent to that in Nepalese rupees |
(b) For the following mountains of the other Himalayan range other than expressed in clause (a).
| For the other mountain having the height of more than 8000 meter | Three thousand U.S. Dollars or equivalent to that in Nepalese rupees |
| For the mountain having the height of less than 8000 meter |
Five hundred U.S. Dollars or equivalent to that in Nepalese rupees. |
