Nepal will slash climbing fees for Everest and other Himalayan peaks. - Photo from AFP
NEPAL will slash climbing fees for Mt Everest and other Himalayan peaks to attract more mountaineers, despite existing concerns of overcrowding during the climbing season, a tourism ministry official said.
The government will cut licence fees for foreign individuals trying to scale the world’s highest peak from US$25,000 (RM81,700) to US$11,000 (RM36,000) from next year, Dipendra Paudel said.
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