Nepal’s Department of Tourism has so far issued autumn-season climbing permits to 1,098 climbers from 71 countries for 41 mountains across the country in 2026, with the permits generating more than Rs 28 crore in revenue, according to figures published by the department. The total includes US$1,854,959 in royalty fees and covers permits issued up to now for the autumn climbing season.
Permits issued for 41 mountains
The figures provide a snapshot of climbing activity authorised for Nepal’s 2026 autumn season. The 1,098 permit holders represent climbers from 71 countries, while the permits cover 41 mountains. The Department of Tourism data does not, in the information reported so far, establish how many climbers will attempt each mountain or how the permit holders are distributed among the countries.
The total is provisional in the sense that it covers permits issued “so far,” rather than a final season-end count. Further permits may be included in later updates, but the published figures do not specify whether or when another update will be made. The current count should therefore be read as the number recorded up to the point covered by the department’s data, not necessarily the final total for the season.
The reported figures were carried by Global Aawaj and Pradesh Khabar, citing the Department of Tourism. The reports identify the season as autumn 2026 and list the number of climbers, countries and mountains covered by permits issued so far.
Revenue exceeds Rs 28 crore
The permits have generated more than Rs 28 crore in revenue, including US$1,854,959 collected as royalty fees. The figures report the rupee revenue total and the royalty amount in US dollars; they do not provide a further breakdown of the revenue by mountain, country or individual permit.
The department’s data connects the permit count with revenue from the authorised climbing activity. However, the reported totals alone do not show how much was collected for each mountain or how the royalty fees were distributed across the 41 peaks. No such allocation is specified in the published summary.
The latest figures offer a measure of the scale of permitted climbing for Nepal’s autumn season: more than a thousand climbers, representing 71 countries, have received authorisation to climb 41 mountains. The revenue total has passed Rs 28 crore, while the season’s final permit count remains unconfirmed because the data covers permits issued only up to now.
