Conquering Mount Everest is no easy feat for the body, mind — and bank account. Nepal plans to increase the price of Everest climbing permits by about 36%, the first rise in almost a decade.

The first documented person to climb the "Seven ... have disposable income and free time," Cockrell says. Therefore, they're more able to do something like join an Everest trip.

Nepal has hiked the cost of an Everest climbing permit by a third ... "Our government just increases the royalty, but doesn't do much," he said. "It needs to also provide support to the climbers ...

During the winter months, climbing season transitions to the southern hemisphere, which includes Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the world outside of Asia. Aconcagua stands 22,841 feet (6,961 ...

The country will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35% ... fee that has been in place for nearly a decade. “The royalty (permit fees) had not been reviewed ...