The cost of a permit to ascend Everest will soon hit as much as $15,000, but a veteran climber says the increase won't keep ...

Patrick Monday became the second Aggie in Texas A&M history to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.

Now, for the first time in nearly a decade, Nepal is raising its Mount Everest permit fees ... “In the grand scheme of the cost to climb Everest, it won’t impact most foreign climbers ...

The increase in climbing fees is part of a series of measures aimed at reducing pollution and ecological impact on Mount ...

The Kathmandu Post indicated that the new fee structure is just one of a slew of new rules on Mount ... of climbing Everest from Nepal. China, for example, also requires climbers to first ascend ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more ...

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 ...

According to Glacier Himalaya Treks and Expedition, a private group of experienced mountaineers that offers tours, the permit ...

Conquering Mount Everest is no easy feat for the body, mind — and bank account. Nepal plans to increase the price of Everest climbing permits by about 36%, the first rise in almost a decade.