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Mountain Climbing

May 1, 2008

Nepal slashes fees for mountaineering expeditions in off season

“Without changing the royalty for the Spring season, we have cut royalties by 50 per cent for autumn and 75 per cent for monsoon and winter seasons”

Nepal has slashed fees for expeditions attempting to climb popular peaks in the Nepalese Himalayas during the off season and completely waived royalties for lesser peaks, media reports said Thursday. via Earth Times

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