Mountaineering royalty

Royalty for Foreign Climber per Person in US Dollar:

  1. Everest Normal Route - Spring Season 11,000, Autumn Season 5500 and Winter/Summer 2750
  2. Everest Other Route - Spring Season 10,000, Autumn Season 5000, Winter/Summer 2500
  3. Others Mountain more than 8000 - Spring Season 1800, Autumn Season 900, Winter/Summer 450
  4. Mountains - 7501 m. - 7999 m. Spring Season 600, Autumn Season 300, Winter/Summer 150
  5. Mountains - 7000 m. - 7500 m. Spring Season 500, Autumn Season 250, Winter/Summer 125
  6. Mountains - 6501 m. - 6999 m. Spring Season 400, Autumn Season 200, Winter/Summer 100
  7. Mt. Amadablam (6812 m) - Spring Season 400, Autumn Season 400, Winter/Summer 200
  8. Mountains - Less than 6500 m. Spring Season 250, Autumn Season 125, Winter/Summer 70

Note: The provision of Royalty for foreign climbers will come into effect from 1 January 2015 (B.S. 20171/09/17)

Royalty for Nepalese Climber per Person in Nepalese Rupees:

  1. Everest Normal Route Spring Season 75000, Autumn Season 37500, Winter/Summer 18250
  2. Everest Other Route Spring Season 60000, Autumn Season 30000, Winter/Summer 15000
  3. Others Mountains more than 8000 m. Spring Season 10000, Autumn Season 5000, Winter/Summer 2500
  4. Mountains - 7501m. - 7999 m. Spring Season 8000, Autumn Season 4000, Winter/Summer 2000
  5. Mountains - 7000 m. - 7500 m. Spring Season 6000, Autumn Season 3000, Winter/Summer 1500
  6. Mountains - 6501 m. - 6999 m. Spring Season 5000, Autumn Season 2500, Winter/Summer 1250
  7. Mt. Amadablam (6812m) - Spring Season 8000, Autumn Season 8000, Winter/Summer 4000
  8. Mountains - Less than 6500 m. Spring Season 4000, Autumn Season 2000, Winter/Summer 1000

Note: Royalty for Nepalese climbers will come into effect from 13 February 2014 (B.S. 20170/11/01). The Mountaineering Royalty has been totally waived to the mountains situated on Mid-Western and Far Western Development Region of Nepal for 5 years effecting from 2070/04/01-2075/03/32 (16 July 2013 to 15 July 2018). Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal has expected that the timely amendment in Royalty for mountaineering in Nepal will be the milestone for the promotion of Nepalese Mountaineering Sector around the World.

Insurance: As per the decision of secretary level dated 2071/1/16, the insurance amount for Sardar, mountain guide and high altitude walker is fixed as Rs 15 lakhs. Similarly, medical insurance is fixed as Rs 4 lakhs. And US$ 10000 emergency rescues insrance per Team.

Members: Maximum no. of members in a team is 15 persons.

Amount to be deposited for Rubbish 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.