Nepal hits Everest climbers with higher permit fees

The price to climb the world's tallest peak will soon increase for the first time in almost a decade.

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Nepal sharply increases permit fee for Everest climbers

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials said.
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