Nepal has raised record revenues with licenses to scale Everest in the spring season, driven by rising Chinese rates and restrictions on the northern side of the mountain, which led more climbers to choose the Nepalese route. Nepal's Tourism Department issued 494 licenses to Everest this season and raised more than a billion Nepalese rupees (about six million euros), an unprecedented value for the world's highest mountain.
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Nepal has raised record revenues with licenses to scale Everest in the spring season, driven by rising Chinese rates and restrictions on the northern side of the mountain, which led more climbers to choose the Nepalese route. Nepal's Tourism Department issued 494 licenses to Everest this season and raised more than a billion Nepalese rupees (about six million euros), an unprecedented value for the world's highest mountain.