Expedition in Nepal

Eagle Treks and Expedition offers you mountaineering in Nepal for round the year. Out of the 10 highest peaks in the world, eight, including the tallest peak Mt. Everest, lie in Nepal. No, doubt Nepal is the favorite destination for mountaineers, with more than 600 expeditions trudging up the Himalaya every year.

Expedition in Nepal

Seasons and Permits

There are four mountaineering seasons: spring (March – May), summer (June – August), autumn (September – November) and winter (December – February). A total of 326 Himalayan peaks are now open to mountaineering, out of which expeditions to 121 peak don’t require liaison officers. Climbing permits are issued by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) for mountaineering peaks, and by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) for smaller peaks, known as trekking peaks, which range in altitude from 5587 to 6654 m.

The following documents must be sent to MoCTCA, Mountaineering Division when applying for a climbing permit: complete application, short biographies of all the members of the expedition (with photograph and signature), map and/or photograph of the mountain indicating climbing route and approach route map. Enlistment of the expedition’s name does not require any fee, and it should not be paid before receiving the permit from the Ministry of Tourism. The expedition member must be at least of 16 years old.
Permits to climb the trekking peaks are issued by NMA on : first come first served” basis. It is necessary to appoint a government recognized trekking agency of Nepal like Eagle as a local liaison for the expedition in Kathmandu. Thetrekking agency will look after all the requirements during the expedition.

Fees

Schedule-4
(Relating to sub rule 1of Rule 4)

(a) Name of Peak: Mt. Everest (Sagarmatha) 8848m.

Route: Normal route (South East Ridge)

Member of the mountaineering                 Mountaineering royalty (In US $)
Expedition                  Spring season           Autumn season            Winter and Summer season
One member               25,000/-                      12,500/-                          6,250/-
Two member               40,000/-                      20,000/-                          10,000/-
Three member             48,000/-                      24,000/-                          12,000/-
Four member               56,000/-                      28,000/-                          14,000/-
Five member               60,000/-                       30,000/-                          15,000/-
Six member                 66,000/-                       33,000/-                          16,500/-
Seven member           70,000/-                        35,000/-                          17,500/-
Per additional member (An expedition team may have maximum of 15 members)
10,000/-                         5,000/-                            2,500/-

(b) Name of Peak: Mt. Everest (Sagarmatha) 8848m

Route: Except normal route
Member of the mountaineering              Mountaineering royalty (In US $)
Expedition                           Spring season                Autumn season                  Winter and Summer season
One member                       15,000/-                          7,500/-                               3,750/-
Two member                       21,000/-                         10,500/-                              5,250/-
Three member                    27,000/-                          13,500/-                              6,750/-
Four member                      33,000/-                          17,500/-                             8,750/-
Five member                       39,000/-                          19,500/-                             9,750/-
Six member                         45,000/-                          22,500/-                           11,250/-
Seven member                   50,000/-                          25,000/-                            12,500/-
Per additional member (An expedition team may have maximum of 15 members)
10,000/-                          5,000/-                                 2,500/-

(c) Name of Peak: Other mountains having more than 8,000m (Except Mt. Everest)

Member of the mountaineering                Mountaineering royalty (In US $)
Expedition                          Spring season          Autumn season              Winter and Summer season
One member                       5,000/-                        2,500/-                            1,250/-
Two member                       6,000/-                        3,000/-                            1,500/-
Three member                    7,000/-                         3,500/-                            1,750/-
Four member                      8,000/-                         4,000/-                            2,000/-
Five member                       8,500/-                         4,250/-                            2,125/-
Six member                         9,000/-                         4,500/-                            2,250/-
Seven member                  10,000/-                         5,000/-                            2,500/-
Per additional member (An expedition team may have maximum of 15 members)
1,500/-                          1,000/-                               500/-

(d) Name of Peak: Mountains having 7501-7999m height.

Member of the mountaineering     Mountaineering royalty (In US$)
Expedition                         Spring season            Autumn season            Winter and Summer season
One member                      2,000/-                      1,000/-                          500/-
Two member                      2,400/-                      1,200/-                          600/-
Three member                    2,800/-                      1,400/-                          700/-
Four member                      3,200/-                      1,600/-                          800/-
Five member                      3,600/-                       1,800/-                          900/-
Six member                        3,800/-                      1,900/-                          950/-
Seven member                   4,000/-                      2,000/-                        1,000/-
Per additional member (An expedition team may have maximu of 15 members)
500/-                         400/-                          200/-

(e) Name of Peak: Mountains having 7000-7500m height.

Member of the mountaineering                Mountaineering royalty (In US$)
Expedition            Spring season                   Autumn season               Winter and Summer season
One member                      1,500/-                        750/-                             375/-
Two member                      1,800/-                        900/-                             450/-
Three member                    2,100/-                     1,050/-                             525/-
Four member                      2,400/-                     1,200/-                             600/-
Five member                       2,600/-                     1,300/-                             650/-
Six member                         2,800/-                     1,400/-                             700/-
Seven member                    3,000/-                     1,500/-                             750/-
Per additional member (An expedition team may have maximum of 15 members)
400/-                        250/-                               150/-

(f) Name of Peak: Mountains having 6501-6999m height.( Except Mt. Amadablam)

Member of the mountaineering     Mountaineering royalty (In US$)
Expedition                     Spring season               Autumn season                 Winter and Summer season
One member                     1,000/-                          500/-                                250/-
Two member                     1,200/-                          600/-                                300/-
Three member                  1,400/-                          700/-                                 350/-
Four member                    1,600/-                          800/-                                 400/-
Five member                     1,800/-                          900/-                                 450/-
Six member                       1,900/-                          950/-                                 475/-
Seven member                  2,000/-                       1,000/-                                 500/-
Per additional member (An expedition team may have maximum of 15 members)
300/-                          200/-                                 100/-

(g) Name of Peak: Mt. Amadablam(6812m.)

Member of the mountaineering     Mountaineering royalty (In US$)
Expedition                   Spring & Autumn season                           Winter and Summer season
One member                    1,000/-                                                         500/-
Two member                    1,200/-                                                         600/-
Three member                  1,400/-                                                         700/-
Four member                    1,600/-                                                         800/-
Five member                     1,800/-                                                         900/-
Six member                       1,900/-                                                         950/-
Seven member                  2,000/-                                                       1,000/-
Per additional member (An expedition team may have maximum of 15 members)
300/-                                                         200/-

(h) Name of Peak: Mountains having less than 6500m height.

Member of the mountaineering     Mountaineering royalty (In US $)
Expedition               Spring season                Autumn season                 Winter and Summer season

One member                   400/-                         200/-                                  100/-
Two member                   500/-                         250/-                                  125/-
Three member                 600/-                        300/-                                   150/-
Four member                   700/-                        350/-                                   175/-
Five member                    800/-                        400/-                                   200/-
Six member                      900/-                        450/-                                   225/-
Seven member               1,000/-                       500/-                                   250/-
Per additional member (An expedition team may have maximu  m of 15 members)
200/-                        100/-                                     50/-

Note:
Above revised royalty will be effective from 2065/04/01 (16th July, 2008)    .
The mountaineering royalty has totally waived to those mountains situated on mid westernand Far western development regions of Nepal for coming five years.
According to the decision (dated 2065/02/22B.S.) made by the Government of Nepal(Secretary Level) the definition of the season is hereby clarified;
• Spring ( March, April, May)
• Summer ( June, July, August)
• Autumn ( September, October, November)
• Winter ( December, January, February)
The full amount or the royalty must be paid within two months of the date of issue of the permit, otherwise it may be canceled. The royalty must be paid directly to the MoCTCA by bank draft or bank transfer in convertible foreign currency only.