Nepali airlines have resumed helicopter rescue operations in the Everest region after local protests had suspended flights over environmental and economic concerns. Rescue flights are now active, but negotiations continue to resolve the conflict over commercial helicopter services and their impact on local communities.

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 on Wednesday.

Nepal has decided to increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak. The last revision in the free was undertaken in 2015, when Nepal ditched the a group-based system to adopt a uniform fee.

Nepal will increase the climbing permit fees for Mount Everest by 36%, starting September 2025. This hike, the first in nearly a decade, aims to address environmental preservation, enhance safety, and reduce overcrowding,

The Nepali government has significantly increased climbing permit fees for Mount Everest or Mount Qomolangma, an official said on Wednesday. The climbing fee for foreigners was hiked to $15,000 from $11,000, an increase of 36 per cent.

Nepal plans to increase permit fees from $11,000 to $15,000 for the popular April-May season, Reuters reported.

Nepali airlines have resumed rescue helicopter flights to the Everest region, an aviation industry official announced Tuesday, following weeks of suspension prompted by protests from locals citing env

As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially jeopardizing record attempts

Nepal just raised permit fees for climbing the world’s highest peak. Experts believe that climbers will still flock to the mountain.