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Schedule 2 B

Permit fee other than Mt Everest

Classification of Peaks	Permit fee (US$) including up to 7 members	for each additional member up to 12
Peaks above 8000m	10,000	1500
Peaks of 7501 to 8000m	4,000	500
Peaks of 7001 to 7500m	3,000	400
Peaks of 6501 to 7000m	2,000	300
Peaks of below 6501m	1,000	200

Garbage deposit for peaks in all region

Rules effective from 1992 and as revision in Spring 2002

The ministry of tourism has fixed the price of the deposit for the management of garbage’s by each mountaineering team.

a) Garbage deposit fee of Khumbu and Annapurna regions’ mountains are as follows.

Name of the peaks	Amount
Sagarmatha (Mt Everest)	USD $4,000
Other peaks above 8000m	USD $3,000
Peaks 7001 to 8000m and Amadablam	USD $2,000
Peaks 6501 to 7000m	USD $1,000
Peaks less than 6500m	USD $500

b) Garbage deposit fees of other regions’ mountains are as follows.

Name of the peaks	Amount
Peaks above 8000m	USD $3,000
Peaks less than 8000m	USD $500

Recycling materials should be brought to Kathmandu and handover to a prescribed agency for recycling and the re-exportable goods should be dispatched from Nepal to their respective countries and take back the deposited amount.

No Liaison officers for Expeditions.

Government has revised the existing mandatory system of deputing the Liaison Officer to every expedition team to the Himalayan peaks. As per the current provision peaks ranging below 6500 meters including the old and new do not require Liaison Officer anymore with effect from upcoming Spring season 2002 (March 1, 2002). As per the new system, expedition to 89 Himalayan peaks do not require the service of Liaison Officer.

No recommendation letters

Nepali peaks are now open for climbers throughout the year after the government scrapped the policy of granting permits in different seasons like spring, summer, autumn and winter. And the recommendation of national alpine clubs will not be required from now on to acquire climbing permits.

Source: Ministry of Tourism

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