The permit fee for climbing the giant peak has been upped by 36% in a move that will cost climbers thousands more.

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Mount Everest stands at 29,032 feet, the highest point on Earth. It’s a symbol of human dreams and goals. Since 1953, about 4,000 climbers have reached its top. This mountain, known as Sagarmatha in ...

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Nepal has officially raised the climbing permit fees for Mount Everest by 36%, marking the first fee increase in nearly a ...

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Climbers who want to scale Mount Everest are facing a steep hike in permit fees, as Nepal raises the price by more than 35 per cent. A permit to climb the 8,849-metre (29,032ft) Everest will now ...

Image: The north face of Mount Everest, as seen from the Tibetan region of China. Pic: AP Narayan Prasad Regmi, director general of the Department of Tourism, said: "The royalty [permit fees] had ...