According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), a total of 79,991 tourists entered Nepal in the month of January, this year. This is only 1 per cent higher than the tourist arrival during the same month of last year 2024.
The revised regulations bar solo expeditions and require that a guide is assigned for every two climbers for peaks above 8,000 metres, including Everest. For other mountains, the rule requires at least one guide per group.
Fees for the peak spring climbing season will rise from $11,000 to $15,000 for a permit to scale the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak, Narayan Prasad Regmi, director general of the tourism department, told AFP.
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