Mountaineering royalty

Royalty for Foreign Climber per Person in US Dollar (Effected from 1st September 2025):

1. Everest Normal Route - Spring Season 15,000, Autumn Season 7500 and Winter/Summer 3750
2. Everest Other Route - Spring Season 10,000, Autumn Season 5000, Winter/Summer 2500
3. Others Mountain more than 8000 - Spring Season 3000, Autumn Season 1500, Winter/Summer 2500
4. Mt. Manaslu - Spring season 1500, Autumn seasons 3000, Winter/summer season 1500
5. Mountains - 7501 m. - 7999 m. Spring Season 1000, Autumn Season 500, Winter/Summer 250
6. Mountains - 7001 m. - 7500 m. Spring Season 800, Autumn Season 400, Winter/Summer 200
7. Mountains - 6501 m. - 6999 m. Spring Season 500, Autumn Season 250, Winter/Summer 200
8. Mt. Amadablam (6812 m) - Spring Season 1000, Autumn Season 1000, Winter/Summer 500
9. Mountains - Less than 6500 m. Spring Season 350, Autumn Season 175, Winter/Summer 175

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 150,000, Autumn Season 75,000, Winter/Summer 37,500
2. Everest Other Route Spring Season 100,000, Autumn Season 50,000, Winter/Summer, 25000
3. Others Mountains more than 8000 m. Spring Season 50,000, Autumn Season 25,000, Winter/Summer 12,500
4. Mountains - 7501m. - 7999 m. Spring Season 40,000, Autumn Season 20,000, Winter/Summer 10,000
5. Mountains - 7000 m. - 7500 m. Spring Season 30,000, Autumn Season 15,000, Winter/Summer 7500
6. Mountains - 6501 m. - 6999 m. Spring Season 25,000, Autumn Season 12,500, Winter/Summer 6,250
7. Mt. Amadablam (6812m) - Spring Season 40,000, Autumn Season 20,000, Winter/Summer 10,000
8. Mountains - Less than 6500 m. Spring Season 20,000, Autumn Season 10,000, Winter/Summer 5000

Note: Royalty for Nepalese climbers will come into effect from 1 January 2025 (B.S. 2082/06/16). Minimum two persons in a group to issue permit above the 8000m mountain. The permit duration is 55 days. 

Insurance: As per the decision of secretary level the insurance amount for Sardar, mountain guide and high altitude walker is fixed as Rs 20 lakhs and base camp staffs, ILO 15 Lakh. Similarly, medical insurance is fixed at Rs 4 lakhs. And US$ 10000 emergency rescues insurance 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.