Every year, hundreds of mountaineers try to reach the top of Mount Everest, the 29,032-foot-tall peak on the border of Nepal and Tibet. But before embarking on the challenging trek in Nepal, climbers must receive a permit from the government and pay a fee.

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

The price of a permit to climb the world’s highest peak will rise 36 percent later this year. Guides believe that climbers will still flock to the mountain.

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 people away from the peak.

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.

Nepal announced a more than 35% hike in Mount Everest climbing permit fees, marking the first increase in nearly a decade, officials

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

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