Nepal Slashes royalty fees for Mountaineering

Nepal has drastically cut the cost of climbing mount everest and other Himalayan peaks to try and attract more mountaineers to the country. The government has approved the decision to cut the royalty fee for climbing everest by 75 percent during winter and summer seasons and 50 percent during the autumn season. TO encourage mountaineering in unexplored and backward areas, the government also decided to allow mountaineering free of charge in the mid-west and far-west regions for the next five years according to the officials.Its really the matter of good news for the both mountain climbers and government and also to the local people who are directly or indirectly engaged in travel and tours services

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