le Camp de Base de l'Everest Trek: le meilleur itinéraire de randonnée dans le monde

Le journal Britannique Daily Mail et Expéditions monde ont inclus le trek 'Camp de Base de l'Everest ' dans La poste de n ° 1 des Itinéraires de randonnée Mieux au monde . " Ce trek classique à travers les villages traditionnels de Sherpa  , plus haute montagne du monde et à proximité le pic de Kala Pattar .  Depuis premier ascension de Tenzing Norgay Sherpa et Sir Edmund Hillay en 1953 des Milliers de trekkeurs visitent la région de l' Everest chaque annee pour faire l' expérience de la haute montagne ainsi que sur terre , la culture Sherpa , des paysages à couper le souffle et beaucoup d'autres sommets de haute montagne de l' Himalaya . 

A popular Sherpa village : Namche Bazar . We spend at least two nights to acclimatize as well as to feel the Sherpa culture

Autres routes de trekking dans la liste sont : hauts plateaux d' Éthiopie , John Muir Trail des Etats-Unis , Circuit de Huayhuash Pérou , Bungle Bungle picaninny Gorge Trek de l' Australie et l'Oberland bernois de la Suisse .

(Pour plus de details : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2575785/The-six-best-treks-world-Everest-Bungle-Bungles-beyond.html)

The government on Nepal has lowered permit fee for Mt Everest by nearly 50 percent.

The government on Nepal reduced the royalty fee as per the recommendations of a committee. The new fee for for climbers will come into effect from January 1, 2015.

As per the new fee structure, climbers will have to pay US$ 11,000 per person as permit fee for normal route (South East Ridge) in the spring season. So far, climbers have been paying $25,000 per person. Similarly, permit fee for other routes has been fixed at $10,000. Existing permit fee for normal route is $15,000 per person.

At present the government charges $25,000 for one climber, $40,000 for two climber$48,000 for three climbers, $56,000 for four climbers, $60,000 for five climbers, $66,000 for six climbers and $70 climbers for seven climbers. For expedition peaks having more than seven members, permit fee of $10,000 per person for each extra climbers. An expedition can have a maximum of 15 members.

The government has eliminated the group royalty system. Now, expedition teams have to pay permit fee of $11,000 per person regardless of the number of climbers.

The government has also introduced new permit fee for other mountain peaks. According to the notice, permit fee of $1,800 has been fixed for mountains above 8,000 meters except Mt Everest. Similarly, permit fee of $600 has been fixed for mountains of 7,501 to 7,999 meters, $500 for mountains 7,001 to 7,500 meters, $500 for mountains of 6,501 to 6,999 meters and $250 for mountains below 6,500 meters. Permit fee for Amadablam has been fixed at $400 per person.

Of the 1,792 mountains identified in Nepal, only 326 have been opened for commercial expedition. Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) issues permit for 33 of the 326 mountains opened for expedition.
Source : Taan