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Annexure `A'
Peak Fees Charged by the Himalayan Countries: Comparative Statement
Royalties:
China India Nepal
Pakistan
For 11 Persons
For 12
Persons
For 7 Persons
For 7 persons
Mt Everest
(South Col)
--
-- -- US$70,000 --
Mt Everest
(Other Routes)
@US$5,000 -- -- US$50,000 --
Peaks above
8000M Cho Oyu
Xixabangma
@US$3000 @US$4000
+@US$
8000 --
--
K-2, 8611 M
--
--
--
--
US$ 6000
8001-8500M
--
-- -- --
US$
4500
8000M
Peaks
@US$1760 -- -- US$
10,000 --
Eastern
Karakoram
-- @US$4000
--
-- --
Num & Kun
--
@US$3000
--
--
--
7501M to 7999M
Peaks
@US$
1080 @US$3000
+US$7000
@US$4000 --
7501-8000M
--
-- -- --
US$
2000
7001M to 7500M
Peaks
@US$1080 @US$3000
+US$6000
@US$3000 US$
1250
6501-7000M
@US$ 700
US$ 2000
+US$ 5500
US$ 2000
US$ 750
6000M to 6500M
Peaks
@US$ 700
@US$1500
+US$ 5000
@US$1000
--
Below 6000M
peaks
@per Climber US$ 30
@US$1500
+US$ 5000
@US$1000
--
Specific Remarks
a) @ The registration fee
for each extra member
shall be 10% additional.
b) For a new route, fee will
be twice the normal
rate.
c) If expedition team
admits members from
other countries
(including high altitude
porter third country)
shall be charged 10% of
the registration fee
d) The environmental
protection fee is US$ 25
per person.
e) Cine-photo fee is
US$1350 to 6760
f) Satellite telephone fee
is US$2000.
g) A special registration
fee shall be charged for
the first ascent of virgin
or newly opened peak
in China
a) If more than one peak is
climbed royalty for second
peak is at 50% scale.
b) This fee is for 12 members.
Addl. US$ 300 per member
for 13
th
to 16
th
.
c) Environmental Levy US$ 400
upto 16 persons.
d) Fees for restricted area
US$ 4000.
e) Plus charges by State Govt.
of Sikkim.
a) Beyond 7 persons
following fees are
extra, per person, upto
12 members MT
Everest (South Col)-
US$ 10,000
Other Routes - US$
10,000
8000 M peaks-US$
1500
7501-800M-US$ 500
7001-7500M-US$ 400
6501-7000M-US$ 300
6500M & Below-
US$200
b) For trekking, the
charges are US$ 300,
c) Environmental fees Mt
Everest US$4000,8000-
Mpeaks-US$3000
Below 800M-US$ 2000
(Refundable
depending upon LO's
report).
d) Satellite telephone
fee is US$ 5000.
a) Beyond 7 persons,
extra charges per
person
K-2 US$ 1000
8001-8500M-US$ 750
7501-8000=US$ 250
7001-7500M-US$ 150
6000-7000M-US$ 100
b) All peaks under
6000M are free for
access unless near
the frontiers.
c) US$ 200 plus US$
1000 environmental
deposit which is
forfeited is rubbish
is left behind.
Source:
Alpine Club of Pakistan and
Extracted from the files of Operations Section, Ministry of
Tourism, Islamabad.