The increase in climbing fees is part of a series of measures aimed at reducing pollution and ecological impact on Mount Everest, the highest peak on the planet.

Rising Prices, New Rules on Mount Everest The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding and growing waste concerns. Rules ...

Last year, they removed an estimated ten metric tons of garbage from Mount Everest ... and pollution on Everest. Climbers must now remove their own human waste from the slopes in special ...

The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp mark-up ...

Gerry Moynihan likened walking along Small Heath's Camelot Way to climbing Mount Everest. The Bordesley Green activist filmed himself trying to bypass mountains of rubbish blocking his path at the ...

and require climbers to bring back human waste using biodegradable bags. Nepal has announced a 36 per cent increase in permit fees for climbing Mount Everest, raising the total amount from $11,000 ...

A permit to climb the 8,849m Mount Everest will cost US$15,000 (RM66,590), said Narayan Prasad Regmi, director general of the Department of Tourism, announcing a 36% rise in the US$11,000 (RM48 ...