GUNA RAJ LUITEL AND BHUWAN SHARMA

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Dark side of Everest expeditions

Published On: June 4, 2019 08:44 AM NPT By: GUNA RAJ LUITEL AND BHUWAN SHARMA

KATHMANDU, June 4: Expedition organizers have been charging up to Rs 10 million to bring back the body of a climber who dies on Everest. The expedition fee for the world’s highest mountain is just Rs 2.8 million (25,000 USD).