Cost of scaling world’s tallest peak rises for first time in nearly a decade to $15,000
Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by 36%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials have said.
Income from permit fees and other spending by foreign climbers is a key source of revenue and employment for the poor country, which is home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains.
Written by Reuters in Kathmandu
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