In addition to the climbing fee, Mt. Hood National Forest is also considering adding fees to 26 other day-use sites, campgrounds, picnic sites and cabins.

Mt. Hood National Forest is introducing climbing permits in 2024 for climbers traveling above a 9,500-foot elevation, with permit fees going towards climbing program improvements.

A new book details the elaborate industry that has developed around Mt. Everest and the hundreds of climbers who attempt to scale it each year. REUTERS In April, 2013, a group of Sherpas, the ...