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Royalty and Size of Expedition Team
Realizing mountaineering as the back-bone of Nepal’s tourism industry, the Government of Nepal has made following decisions in a bid to make mountaineering royalty fee competitive amongst the neighboring countries, promote mountains lying in remote and less privileged areas, and create environment to transform the seasonal mountaineering business operational round the year and materialize the concept of ‘Nepal for all Seasons’:

1. Provide discount of 50% in winter and Summer Season and 75% in Autumn Season keeping intact the Royalty Fee in Spring Season.
2. Increase the number of climbing member in an expedition from 12 to 15.
3. Provide 100% discount on Royalty Fee for mountains located in mid and Far Western Development Regions for 5 years.
4. Implement Incremental Royalty Break-down System (IRDS), a system under which permit fee increases with the increase in number of climbing members, on all mountains instead of lump sum per expedition having climbing members seven or less than that.

Annex-4
(Related to Rule 4, Sub-Rule 1)
Name of Mountain: Everest (8,848m)
Climbing Route: South East Ridge ( Normal Route)

No. Of Climber Spring Royalty Fee (In US $) Autumn Royalty Fee (In US $) Winter/Summer Royalty Fee (In US $)
One Climber 15,000 7,500 3,750
Two Climber 21,000 10,500 5,250
Three Climber 27,000 13,500 6,750
Four Climber 33,000 16,500 8,250
Five Climber 39,000 19,500 9,750
Six Climber 45,000 22,500 11,250
Seven Climber 50,000 25,00 12,500
Per Extra Climber
(One Expedition Team has 15 members in maximum)
10,000 5,000 2,500

Name of Mountain: Everest (8,848m)
Climbing Route: All Routes except South East Ridge (Normal Route)

No. Of Climber Spring Royalty Fee (In US $) Autumn Royalty Fee (In US $) Winter/Summer Royalty Fee (In US $)
One Climber 15,000 7,500 3,750
Two Climber 21,000 10,500 5,250
Three Climber 27,000 13,500 6,750
Four Climber 33,000 16,500 8,250
Five Climber 39,000 19,500 9,750
Six Climber 45,000 22,500 11,250
Seven Climber 50,000 25,00 12,500
Per Extra Climber
(One Expedition Team has 15 members in maximum)
10,000 5,000 2,500

Height of Mountain: All Mountains above 8,000 m (except Mt. Everest)

No. Of Climber Spring Royalty Fee (In US $) Autumn Royalty Fee (In US $) Winter/Summer Royalty Fee (In US $)
One Climber 5,000 2,500 1,250
Two Climber 6,000 3,000 1,500
Three Climber 7,000 3,500 1,750
Four Climber 8,000 4,000 2,000
Five Climber 8,500 4,250 2,125
Six Climber 9,000 4,500 2,250
Seven Climber 10,000 5,000 2,500
Per Extra Climber
(One Expedition Team has 15 members in maximum)
1,500 1,000 500

Height of Mountain: All Mountains above 7,501m to 7999m

No. Of Climber Spring Royalty Fee (In US $) Autumn Royalty Fee (In US $) Winter/Summer Royalty Fee (In US $)
One Climber 2,000 1,000 500
Two Climber 2,400 1,200 500
Three Climber 2,800 1,400 700
Four Climber 3,200 1,600 800
Five Climber 3,600 1,800 900
Six Climber 3,800 1,900 950
Seven Climber 4,000 2,000 1,000 500
Per Extra Climber
(One Expedition Team has 15 members in maximum)
500 400 200

Height of Mountain: All Mountains above 7,000m to 7500m

No. Of Climber Spring Royalty Fee (In US $) Autumn Royalty Fee (In US $) Winter/Summer Royalty Fee (In US $)
One Climber 1,500 750 375
Two Climber 1,800 900 450
Three Climber 2,100 1,050 525
Four Climber 2,400 1,200 600
Five Climber 2,600 1,300 650
Six Climber 2,800 1,400 700
Seven Climber 3,000 1,500 750
Per Extra Climber
(One Expedition Team has 15 members in maximum)
400 250 150

Height of Mountain: All Mountains above 6501m to 6999m (Except Mt. Amadablam)

No. Of Climber Spring Royalty Fee (In US $) Autumn Royalty Fee (In US $) Winter/Summer Royalty Fee (In US $)
One Climber 1,000 500 250
Two Climber 1,200 600 300
Three Climber 1,400 700 350
Four Climber 1,600 800 400
Five Climber 1,800 900 450
Six Climber 1,900 950 475
Seven Climber 2,000 1,000 500
Per Extra Climber
(One Expedition Team has 15 members in maximum)
300 200 100

Name of Mountain: Amadablam (6812m)

No. Of Climber Spring/Autum Royalty Fee (In US $) Winter/Summer Royalty Fee (In US $)
One Climber 1,000 500
Two Climber 1,200 600
Three Climber 1,400 700
Four Climber 1,600 800
Five Climber 1,800 900
Six Climber 1900 950
Seven Climber 2,000 1,000
Per Extra Climber
(One Expedition Team has 15 members in maximum)
300 200

Height of Mountain: 6,500m or Below

No. Of Climber Spring Royalty Fee (In US $) Autumn Royalty Fee (In US $) Winter/Summer Royalty Fee (In US $)
One Climber 400 200 100
Two Climber 500 250 125
Three Climber 600 300 150
Four Climber 700 350 175
Five Climber 800 400 200
Six Climber 900 450 225
Seven Climber 1,000 500 250
Per Extra Climber
(One Expedition Team has 15 members in maximum)
200 100 50

Note : The above mentioned royalty rates are effective from July 16, 2008

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