Nepal's conservation successes: What are the costs for the local communities? “Stepping outside in the evening is like gambling with your life,†says a local autorickshaw driver in the Khata Corridor of western Nepal. This observation sums up the everyday risk for people living in an area where farms and habitation lie in complex proximity with spaces used by tigers, rhinos, and elephants.
Nepal Pa Dawa's 30th Everest summit headlines record-filled day on Nepal's peaks Nepal’s spring climbing season witnessed another historic day on Monday as veteran climber Pasang Dawa Sherpa, popularly known as Pa Dawa, summited Mt Everest for the 30th time, becoming only the second climber in history to achieve the feat after Kami Rita Sherpa. Nepal
Nepal Kami Rita, Lhakpa Sherpa script history with record Everest summits on same day Two Nepali mountaineers etched their names deeper into Everest history on Sunday morning, with Kami Rita Sherpa completing his record 32nd ascent of the world's highest peak and Lhakpa Sherpa reaching the summit for an unprecedented 11th time, both on the same day. Nepal
Nepal Everest route open for Spring 2026 season after fixing team summits Mount Everest's climbing route is now open for the Spring 2026 season after an 11-member rope-fixing team led by Mingma Dorchi Sherpa reached the 8,848.86-metre summit at approximately 10:25 am on Wednesday, the Expedition Operators' Association Nepal (EOAN) announced. Nepal
Health Hantavirus risk to Nepal remains very low, says EDCD Health authorities have assessed the risk of hantavirus infection in the country as very low, even as a cluster of Andes virus cases linked to a cruise ship has claimed three lives and infected at least 11 people globally, prompting the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) to place international entry points on alert. Health
Nepal Sankhuwasabha climber sets Makalu record with ninth ascent, targets Everest to complete three-peak spring sweep Sankhuwasabha-born mountaineer Lakpa Sherpa, widely known as Makalu Lakpa, summited Mt. Makalu (8,485m) for a record ninth time at 5:00 am on May 2, becoming the climber with the most ascents of the world's fifth-highest peak while simultaneously advancing an ambitious three-peak campaign within a single spring season. Nepal
Nepal All eyes on Khumbu Icefall as joint team moves to clear Everest route The Expedition Operators Association of Nepal (EOAN) and the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) are set to deploy a joint team of around 20 people, including icefall doctors and Sherpa climbers from various expeditions, to the Khumbu Icefall on Sunday morning to assess ground conditions and attempt to open or identify alternate routes through the section that has been blocking progress toward Camp I on Everest. Nepal
Nepal 944 climbers, Rs 1 billion in royalties - and a hanging serac threatening Nepal's Everest season Nepal has crossed the Rs 1 billion mark in mountaineering royalties for the Spring 2026 season, with the Department of Tourism issuing climbing permits to 944 mountaineers from 76 countries across 30 peaks Nepal
Lifestyle Nepali artist Amrit Karki to feature in Ladakh Biennale Nepali artist Amrit Karki is set to present a newly commissioned work at the 2026 sÄ Ladakh Biennale, scheduled from August 1 to 10 in India. Lifestyle
