KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 2

The Department of Tourism (DoT) has collected over Rs 88 million from issuing 1,317 climbing permits this autumn climbing season as of October 31.

A total of 156 teams comprising 1,013 male and 304 female climbers from 77 countries, including Nepal, have been granted permits to scale 43 mountains and peaks across the country.

According to the DoT, a total of 455 permits have been issued to scale four mountains above 8,000 metres alone, including 404 permits for Mt Manaslu (8,163 metres), 12 for Mt Cho-O-You (8,201 metres), five for Mt Everest (8,848.86 metres), and 34 for Mt Dhaulagiri (8,167 metres).

Likewise, 393 permits were issued for Mt Amadablam (6,814 metres), 156 for Mt Himlung (7,126 metres), while a number of permits were issued for other mountains and peaks, including Mt Sat Peak (6,220 metres), Mt Annapurna IV (7,525 metres), Mt Baruntse (7,129 metres), Mt Beden Powel Scout Peak (5,890 metres), Mt Bhrikuti Shail (6,364 metres), Mt Chandi Himal (6,096 metres), Mt Dhaulagiri II (7,751 metres), Mt Ganchenpo (6,378 metres), Mt Gyaji Khang (7,038 metres), Mt Mukot (6,087 metres), Mt Nuptse (7,855 metres), Mt Pumori (7,161 metres), Mt Pokhar Khang (6,348 metres), Mt Putha Hiunchuli (7,246 metres), Mt Saribung (6,234 metres), Mt Thapa Peak (6,012 metres) and Mt Thamserku (6,623 metres), Mt Thorong Peak (5,751 metres), among others.

According to DoT, the highest numbers of climbers this climbing season are from the United States of America. As many as 121 climbers have arrived from the US so far. Similarly, 110 climbers are from France, 109 from the United Kingdom, 82 from Germany, 84 from Spain, 48 from India, 49 from Switzerland, 42 from Italy, 61 from Russia, 50 from Poland, 39 from Australia, 31 from Iran, 30 from South Korea and 22 from China, among other countries.

Nepal has attracted climbers from 76 different countries to scale its peaks and mountains so far.

Meanwhile, a total of 23 Nepali climbers have also acquired permits for mountaineering purposes this year.

A version of this article appears in the print on November 3, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.