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Nepal slashes mountaineering fees for Everest

By BiNaj Gurubacharya
Published February 14, 2014 11:09am ET
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Nepal slashes mountaineering fees for Everest
FILE - In this May 18, 2013 file photo released by Alpenglow Expeditions, a climber prepares to descend the Hillary Step as he makes his way down from the summit of Mount Everest, in the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalayas. Nepal will slash the climbing fees for Mount Everest to attract more mountaineers to the world's highest peak, even as concerns grow about the environmental effects of thousands of climbers who already crowd the mountain during the high season. Madhusudan Burlakoti, head of Nepal's Department of Mountains, said Friday, Feb. 14, 2014 that beginning next year, it will cost $11,000 per climber to climb Everest. (AP Photo/Alpenglow Expeditions, Adrian Ballinger, File) MANDATORY CREDIT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY | Adrian Ballinger

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal will slash the climbing fees for Mount Everest to attract more mountaineers to the world’s highest peak, even as concerns grow about the environmental effects of climbers who already crowd the mountain during the high season.

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