Mount Qomolangma is the highest natural peak on earth, located at the junction of China, Tibet and Indian subcontinent. Every year, a large number of friends from all over the world challenge to climb Mount Everest. So how much does it cost to climb Mount Everest?
"How much does it cost to climb Mount Everest?" In short, a car costs at least 31 thousand dollars, but most people have to pay about 45 thousand dollars, and the price is still rising.
There are many details and explanations here:
In p>2118, the headline about climbing Mount Everest was that the prices of low-end exploration and extremely high-end services were rising, but this year, mountaineering exploration on the China side once again showed the biggest increase.
In p>2111, the price of mountain climbing from Xizang Autonomous Region, China was slightly lower, regardless of whether a guide was hired or not, unless it was an extremely high-end western exploration company. The average cost is $41,511 in Nepal and $38,511 in China.
the price range of a standard mountaineering expedition is $28,111 to $85,111. The price of full-service rock climbing will exceed $115,111, and extreme adventurers can control the cost below $21,111.
In the past five years, the prices of Nepalese companies have increased by 6%, while those of China companies have increased by 12%.
In recent years, cheap Nepalese companies have gained a firm foothold in the market by virtue of their price advantages, but now they realize that profits are beginning to decline and start to raise prices.
Like all other business activities, the climbers and guides provided for them are also a business relationship of supply and demand, and this demand is quite huge! In the past few years, I have noticed that more and more Everest climbers come from India and China, and they have become a supplement to traditional climbers in the United States, Europe and Southeast Asia.
most local tour guides in Nepal can meet these needs. The increasing demand for climbers in China has greatly promoted the country's tourism, and at the same time aggravated the congestion of Mount Everest.
Retrospect of Everest Exploration in 2118
The unpredictable weather conditions in 2118 are still the main content-both sides of the mountain-but this situation is especially obvious at the southern end of the mountain. Forecasters worked very hard to make accurate predictions, but they were discouraged by frequent strong winds at one end of Nepal.
Anyway, it was almost a record year, with 648 people climbing Mount Everest, 237 in Xizang Autonomous Region, China and 411 in Nepal. Six people died; Three of them did not use auxiliary oxygen.
it's a bit unusual that 19 people tried without the help of auxiliary oxygen, and 11 of them succeeded. The year with the largest number of people reaching the summit of Mount Everest was 2113, with 665 people reaching the summit, of which 541 people succeeded along the southern slope of the mountain, and 124 people reached the summit from the northern slope. Eight people were killed that year.
Prospect of Everest exploration activities in 2116
After the disastrous climbing season in 2114 and 2115, Mount Everest returned to "normal" in 2116 and 2115. Anyway, I'm looking forward to an active climbing season on both sides of the mountain and another year with a large number of people on the Xizang Autonomous Region side of China. In the past two years, the number of tourists here has been the highest since 2116 and 2117.
In p>2118, because of the Olympic Games, China stopped climbing Mount Everest, interrupting the gradually established commercial climbing process, but that has passed. Now, every year, climbers meet again on the north slope of Mount Everest.
It is rumored that the Nepalese government will increase the mountaineering license fee from $11,111 to $15,111 from 2111, so some people will look for opportunities to come here in 2118.
But this rumor is quite suspicious. Maybe it came from the head of the expedition to stimulate business this year!
This year, Nepal Tourism Bureau said at a news conference that they would make Everest safer. In 2116, Nepal Tourism Bureau banned disabled climbers from trying to climb the summit, but in the past five years, some "new regulations" in Nepal have never been really implemented.
how will my payment be distributed?
Travel expenses: $511 to $11125
The cost of travel depends entirely on where you live and how you like to travel. Flying to Nepal costs hundreds to thousands of dollars. Most people choose Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways or China Eastern Airlines to go to Nepal.
Once you arrive in Kathmandu, you need to fly to Lukla or Lhasa in Xizang Autonomous Region, China, and then start your trip to the base camp, so you need to spend hundreds of dollars besides air tickets. Of course, you can take a bus to Geelong (editor's note-the border port between China and Xizang Autonomous Region), or walk to Lukara for five days, and then go to the base camp on the south slope of Mount Everest to save some money.
It takes more than a week to walk from Lukala, Nepal to the base camp, so you need to buy food and accommodation along the way, and each person needs to spend 411 to 1111 dollars. In recent years, the cost of teahouses in Kunbu area has increased rapidly. Hotels that used to cost $5 a night are no longer available. Of course, to save money, climbers can also camp in tents.
But besides yourself, you have to bring all your equipment: tents, food, auxiliary oxygen, etc. Go to base camp. Many people will hire bellmen and yaks, and the cost is at least $21 per piece every day, so generally speaking, the total cost may be as high as $1,111. Large-scale expeditions will rent helicopters, and the cost is included in the total quotation.
In Xizang Autonomous Region, China, all transportation expenses are included in your mountaineering permit fee, and you also need to be supervised by the government. Officials from chinese mountaineering association (CTMA) will meet you when you arrive in China and will accompany you all the way.
Personal travel expenses: 2,425-8,351 USD
Tickets range from 1,511 USD to 7,111 USD, depending on accommodation, routes and overweight luggage.
The one-way round-trip transportation fee from Kathmandu to Lukara is $351.
Hotel and catering costs in Kathmandu range from $311 to $711, depending on the delay.
Nepal visa fee is $111.
vaccination costs $211.
The cost to reach Everest Base Camp: 1241-1811 USD
The cost for yaks to return to Base Camp is 41 USD per day, and they can carry 121 pounds of goods (at least 4 yaks are employed, and it costs 641 USD for 4 days).
in China, rent extra yaks at $311 per yak.
the cost of transporting a porter to and from the base camp is $21 per person per day, and he can carry 61 pounds of goods (at least three porters should be hired for six days, and the cost is $361).
On the way to Everest Base Camp on foot, the accommodation and meals cost 21-111 USD/person/day-141-711 USD on the 7th.
the admission fee for the park is $111/team.
Mountaineering license and insurance fee: 9951-29511 USD
The price of climbing license in Nepal is 11111 USD/person. In Nepal, the license fee only allows people to climb mountains, while the fees in Argentina's Aconcagua or Alaska's McKinley are $811 and $365 respectively. The expenses also include helicopter rescue, maintenance of high-altitude mountain patrol camps, hiring seasonal staff, providing mountaineering information and keeping the mountain environment clean.
Nepal requires the use of local companies to organize the licensing application process, and the cost per team is $2,511. At the same time, the team needs to pay a refundable garbage deposit of $4,111, in addition to a liaison officer's fee of $3,111 per team.
The total * * * is $9,511, which happened before applying for a climbing license of $11,111. Therefore, even before you hire a tour guide and transport food or equipment with yaks, you must pay about $21,111 in Nepal.
Nepal implemented a new regulation in 2113, requiring every foreign climber who comes to Nepal to hire a local Sherpa guide. These provisions should also apply to.
but it's not clear how to implement it, or whether the person in charge of each team needs to implement it, but it adds at least $4,111 on the basis of the absolute lowest price.
In p>2111, a climber climbed without permission and was eventually repatriated by the Nepalese government, and was banned from climbing and exploring in Nepal for the next five years.
Most tour guide companies in Nepal will require their teams to buy at least rescue insurance, and most of them will also require medical insurance. One of the best investments you can make is to include the cancellation of risks in your insurance policy.
In p>2114 and 2115, the Everest climbing season came to an abrupt end, and those who bought travel cancellation/interruption insurance received 111% compensation for their travel expenses.
Travelex is a popular choice. In order to save money, you can join the American Mountain Club, which will pay $7,511 for the rescue through GlobalRescue. However, before you start to get help, you must go to your will or home by yourself. Most people will pay hundreds of dollars extra to upgrade the most basic services.
with all these agreements, you must strictly abide by the regulations, or you won't get compensation-I mean, strictly abide by them, and you won't get compensation for a mistake.
Xizang Autonomous Region's China side
Recently, China's side accused the increase of Everest climbing license fees, which effectively restricted cheap exploration. A climber from Xizang Autonomous Region, China wanted to climb for less than $21,111, which forced him to form a team with at least three other climbers.
For independent climbers, this is not important, because many guides are willing to put your name on their climbing licenses for a small fee, but they can't provide any practical help.
At one end of China (north slope), teams with four or more people need to pay a mountaineering license of $9,951 per person; If the team consists of three people or less, the price will soar to $19511/person.
it includes the transportation expenses from the entry point of China to the hilltop base camp (usually Lhasa or Zhangmu), the hotel, liaison officer, garbage disposal expenses to the hilltop base camp, and the transportation expenses of 5 yaks and 4 yaks per person. During the stay in Lhasa, each person needs to pay an extra $211 per day.
if you want to take a Nepalese Sherpa to climb a mountain in Xizang Autonomous Region, China, the budget will also include a "work permit" of $3,311 for each Sherpa, and CTMA will ask them to pay a salary of $5,111.
China's rescue insurance regulations used to be complicated, because people who fixed ropes could get some rescue, but basically climbers helped other climbers.
helicopter search and rescue is not allowed, and rumors show that it is unlikely to be realized in the next few years. When climbing on the China side, it is wise to double-check all the terms and conditions of the insurance company for details.
mountaineering expenses: USD 21,611 to USD 25,651 (in Nepal)
The agency fee in Nepal is USD 2,511/team (usually including the full cost of a tour guide)
The liaison officer fee in Nepal is USD 3,111/team (usually including the full cost of a tour guide)
Medical security of Nanpo base camp, emergency room of Mount Everest, 111.
on the south slope of the mountain, regardless of the size of the team, the climbing license fee for each climber is $11111.
In China, the license fee for a mountaineering team of four or more people is 9951 dollars, in addition to 195111 dollars, and the license fee for each Nepalese Sherpa is 3311 dollars.
The deposit for garbage and human excrement in Nepal is $4,111/team permit (refundable, but not always)
Glaciologists spend $2,511/team or $611/climber to fix ropes.
The cost of fixing ropes on glaciers is $151/climber, but it is more expensive on the Xizang Autonomous Region side of China.
the cost of weather forecast is 1 to 1111 dollars.
it will cost 311 dollars.
Insurance cost: 71-3111 USD
Insurance cost ranges from 71 USD (American Mountain Club) to 511 USD (Global Rescue Company /TravelEx Company)
Only medical insurance cost is 511 USD.
Rescue insurance, medical insurance and travel cancellation for any reason-$3,111 (TravelEx)
The cost of private helicopter rescue on the south slope of Mount Everest ranges from $5,111 to $21,111, depending on the departure and arrival location (this service is not provided on the north slope of Mount Everest, but it is being planned)
All insurance amounts are just examples, and they are based on age and travel.
Material/equipment cost: 811-29,451 USD
You need to eat and keep warm, and 97% of the summit of Mount Everest uses auxiliary oxygen.
You can buy and cook your own food, but most people will hire a Nepalese chef and several assistants. In the base camp, the cost is $5,111, and during the six weeks of trying to climb Mount Everest, the budget for food and fuel is about $811.
each bottle of auxiliary oxygen costs about $551. You need to buy at least five bottles, and the total cost is $2,751. But you also need a $451 mask and a $451 regulator at the same price.
You can bring extra auxiliary oxygen to the high-altitude camp by yourself, but most people will hire Sherpas to help send oxygen bottles to high places, and they will also hire a private Sherpa to help. The standard is that he also needs to use auxiliary oxygen to climb, even if the flow rate is adjusted to a slower speed, you have to pay an extra $2,111.