Nepal is 97 of its mountains free to for the next two years. The government wants to tourists to go trekking in two provinces in the far west of Nepal. They among the country's poorest and least-developed areas. A tourism official said the peaks that will no climbing fees are between 5,970 metres and 7,132 metres high. The director of Nepal's Tourism Department The Kathmandu Post about the new plan. He said: "Despite their breathtaking beauty, the number of tourists and mountaineers here very low as access so difficult." He hoped the plan would " jobs, generate income, and the local economy".
Nepal's government also a change in the fee it charges to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. From the 1st of September, the cost of climbing Everest will from $11,000 to $15,000. This is the first increase in nearly ten years. Other popular peaks will also higher fees. An additional rule to climb Everest introduced earlier this year. Trekkers now to they have a peak in Nepal that is over 7,000 metres high. The government this will encourage more people to some of the 97 free mountains. The tourism director said the more remote mountains are "ideal training grounds" to the top of Everest.
