Kathmandu - To deter foreign climbers from leaving rubbish on its mountains, Nepal plans to extend to all its peaks a levy now collected only in the region around Mount Everest, a tourism ministry official said yesterday.
Currently, foreign expeditions to any mountain in the Khumbhu region, home to 13 of the 151 Nepali peaks, are required to pay the government an advance refuse deposit of up to $4,000 (£3,500) which is returned if they haul back their rubbish.
