This photograph taken on May 31, 2021 shows mountaineers climbing a slope lined up during their ascend to summit Mt. Qomolangma in Nepal. (LAKPA SHERPA / AFP)

KATHMANDU - A total of 484 mountaineers have received permits by Tuesday to climb the peaks inside Nepal in the fall season, the Department of Tourism said.

"More climbers are in the pipeline to receive the climbing permits," Yubaraj Khatiwada, director of the department's mountaineering section, told Xinhua.

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"As there are no COVID-19-related restrictions for the mountaineers this year, there is high interest among the climbers in summiting the Himalayan mountains," he noted.

In March, Nepal lifted all the restrictive measures against the pandemic. The climbers usually try to summit the Himalayan peaks in October.

Of the 484 climbers who have got permits, 404 representing 38 teams aim for Mt. Manaslu, the world's eighth tallest at 8,163 meters, followed by 34 others for the 8,167m-high Mt. Dhaulagiri, the seventh tallest.

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A five-member team has been permitted to conquer the 8,848.86m-high Mt. Qomolangma, the world's tallest peak which straddles Nepal and China, the Tourism Department said.

The climbers usually try to scale Mt. Manaslu in fall when it is easier, according to Khatiwada.