Purja denies any wrongdoing in Aussie climber's case Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja, owned Elite Expeditions today denied that it had withheld the climbing certificates of Australian woman climber Rochelle Gilmore. Nepal 22 Sep, 2024
Top Aussie athlete gets summit certificates despite Nims Purja The Department of Tourism today issued copies of summit certificates to the Australian female climber for scaling Mt Everest and Mt Lhotse in 2023. Nepal 20 Sep, 2024
Mt Manaslu records season's first summit as climbing route opens At least six rope-fixing Sherpas from the Seven Summit Treks successfully stood atop Mt Manaslu on Wednesday afternoon becoming the first team to climb the world's eighth highest peak in the autumn season, according to expedition organiser. Nepal 18 Sep, 2024
Sole Russian Dhaulagiri expedition reaches Camp II The only expedition on Mt Dhaulagiri this season has been making slow progress as the alpinists set up camp II, according to expedition organizers. Nepal 18 Sep, 2024
Russian alpinists attempting Cho Oyu from Nepal side A group of climbers from Russia obtained climbing permits from the Department of Tourism to attempt to scale the world’s sixth highest peak in the autumn season. Nepal 17 Sep, 2024
Nims Purja uses NRN card to evade mountaineering royalty Celebrated mountaineer Nirmal 'Nims' Purja used his non-resident Nepali card to evade millions of rupees of mountaineering royalty in the last spring season, the government officials claimed. Nepal 09 Sep, 2024
Over 720,000 tourists enter Nepal in last eight months Over 720,000 tourists have entered Nepal in the first eight months of the year 2024. Nepal 05 Sep, 2024
Autumn climbing kicks off as DoT issues first Manaslu permit The Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation issued the season's first climbing permit to attempt to climb Mt Manaslu in the autumn season. Nepal 27 Aug, 2024
British man illegally jumps off Mera Peak for world record A British adventurer illegally skied off Mera Peak in the Mt Everest region in the last spring season, officials have confirmed. Nepal 22 Aug, 2024
Pasang Namgyal Sherpa scales 16 highest peaks, receives hero's welcome A Sherpa climber from Khumjung Valley arrived in Kathmandu from Pakistan this morning after successfully scaling Broad Peak in the summer season. Nepal 15 Aug, 2024
CAAN imposes ban on Nims Purja's Mustang Helicopter The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has suspended operation of Mustang Helicopter, owned by celebrated mountaineer Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja, for not maintaining minimum safety level. Nepal 08 Aug, 2024
CIAA told to take action against Nims Purja, tourism ministry officials A complaint has been lodged at the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) seeking action against celebrated mountaineer Nirmal 'Nims' Purja, for allegedly violating Tourism Act, evading taxes and defaming Sherpa community and Nepal's tourism sector. Nepal 03 Aug, 2024
