Everest, Lhotse draw blank this autumn as Kilian Jornet, Garrett Madison abandon climbing bids KATHMANDU: The world’s highest mountain is all set to draw a complete blank in the autumn climbing season after a group of mountaineers today abandoned their bids citing a bad weather condition, according to the expedition organisers. “All... Travel 06 Oct, 2019
Polish ski daredevil Andrzej Bargiel abandons autumn Everest challenge KATHMANDU: Polish climbers including ski daredevil Andrzej Leszek Bargiel today decided to abandon their attempt to climb the world’s highest peak in the autumn season, according to expedition organiser. “Polish climbers Andrzej Leszek... Travel 29 Sep, 2019
Joyce Azzam becomes first Lebanese woman to complete seven summits KATHMANDU: A 34-year-old climber stood atop the roof of the world this morning becoming the first Lebanese woman to scale the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Joyce Azzam, who was born during the Lebanese Civil War into a... Travel 23 May, 2019
American climbers perform a record ski descent on Mt Lhotse Kathmandu, September 30 Two American climbers today set a world record becoming the first people to make a successful ski descent from the summit of the world’s fourth highest mountain in the autumn climbing season. Renowned ski... Travel 01 Oct, 2018
Czech climber missing on Mt Manaslu KATHMANDU: A foreign climber has been missing on Mt Manaslu since last evening with bad weather hampering search and rescue efforts throughout the day today, the expedition organiser said. According to Tej Bahadur Thapa, Managing Director at... Travel 30 Sep, 2018
American climbers begin a record ski descent after scaling Mt Lhotse KATHMANDU: Four American climbers along with two climbing Sherpas successfully climbed Mt Lhotse this afternoon, according to the expedition organiser. “James White Morrison, Hilaree Nelson, Dutch Michael and Nicholas Kalis along with Ila Nuru... Travel 30 Sep, 2018
Russian climber dies on Mt Lhotse as summit bids underway on different peaks KATHMANDU: A Russian climber died of altitude sickness on Mt Lhotse yesterday, according a government official. Gyanendra Shrestha, liaison officer at the Ministry of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation, confirmed that Rustem Amirov breathed his last... Travel 18 May, 2018
Govt allows American climbers to ascend Everest, Lhotse after illegal ski descent KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has decided to allow two American climbers who made illegal ski descent on Lhotse Face of Mt Everest to attempt the world’s highest mountain this season. Overturning a Department of... Travel 17 May, 2018
Ski descent by American climbers exposes loopholes in mountaineering policy KATHMANDU: The recent ski descent by two American mountaineers on Mt Everest has exposed glaring deficiencies in the country’s mountaineering policy. There is no mention of any ski permit provision in the Mountaineering Expedition Regulations as... Travel 13 May, 2018
Climbers recreating NASA study ski on Mt Everest illegally! Kathmandu, May 6 Two American climbers who were part of a twin study research of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, made an illegal ski descent from Camp III to Camp II on Mt Everest last week, officials at the Department of... Travel 07 May, 2018
NASA, climbers tie up to research on Mt Everest, Mt Makalu Kathmandu, April 2 With the start of the year’s peak climbing season, world’s space agencies have joined hands with a few climbers to conduct scientific research on mountains, including Mt Everest. American climbers, Willie Benegas and... Travel 03 Apr, 2018
Mountain Mahilas make it to Mt Ama Dablam Solukhumbu, November 22 A team of women mountaineers under the banner of Mountain Mahila successfully scaled Mt Ama Dablam in the Mt Everest region. With many climbers attempting to climb the 6,812-metre peak in the autumn season, four women... Travel 22 Nov, 2017
