KATHMANDU: The government has given a total of 230 climbing permits to climb Nepal’s mountains this autumn so far.

According to the Department of Tourism, 18 teams are climbing Mount Manaslu this autumn. It has given 194 permits to climb Mt. Manaslu.

Around 15 permits have been given for Mount Dhaulagiri.

Likewise, a total of 15 climbers have taken permits to climb Mount Lhotse while only four permits have been issued to climb Mount Makalu so far.

However, one permit has been issued to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, this season.