Kathmandu. 1,410 climbers from 76 countries have taken climbing permits to climb 44 mountains of Nepal in autumn. 161 teams have taken permission to climb the mountain in autumn.
Sudha Regmi, branch officer of the tourism department, informed that 1,69 men and 341 women have obtained climbing permits for climbing 44 mountains. The department has collected Rs 318 crore 50 thousand 778 royalty from the climbers for granting the climbing permit.
Among the mountains that have been granted permission to climb, the highest number is Manaslu (8,163 meters). 500 climbers from 43 teams have taken permission to climb Manaslu alone. Of which 373 are men and 127 are women. The department has collected Rs 22 crore 58 lakh 57 thousand 189 royalty from them.
37 people from six teams have taken permission to climb Dhaulagiri-1. The department has collected Rs 84 lakh 73 thousand 650 royalty from them. Similarly, three people from one team have taken permission to climb Makalu Himal. Branch officer Regmi said that the department collected Rs. 688,500 revenue from them.
Similarly, 121 climbers from 12 teams have taken permission for Himlung Himal. The department has collected Rs 74 lakh 27 thousand 720 royalty from them. Similarly, 386 people from 32 teams have taken climbing permission to climb Amadabalam Himal. From them, the department has collected Rs 5 crore 76 lakh 99 thousand 650 revenue.
According to the branch officer Regmi, permission has been granted for Putha Ice Chuli, Danga Ice Chuli, Baruntse Himal, Makalu, Gangapurna West (Langchenel), Thorong Peak, Norbu Khang, Annapurna-4, Chamlang, Lamjung Himal, Pumori, Saribung, Thapa Peak (Dhampus), Pokhar Khang, Ardang, Jugal, Peri and other mountains.
141 people from China have the highest number of climbing permits. Apart from that, 108 people from Russia, 130 from France, 119 from America, 96 from Britain, 41 from Poland, 33 from Nepal, 47 from Switzerland, 31 from Spain, 40 from India, 47 from Italy and 35 from Japan have received permission to climb, said Branch Officer Regmi.
The department has collected 2 million 89 thousand 584 US dollars i.e. Rs 318 million 50 thousand royalty from the climbing permit issued for climbing the mountain.