Sherpa climbers injured on Mt Lhotse, Manaslu; Hong Sung Taek sets up Camp IV KATHMANDU: At least three Sherpa climbers were taken ill on Mt Lhotse and Mt Manaslu as renowned South Korean climber Sung Taek Hong (51) fixed Camp IV for the toughest Mt Lhotse South Face expedition, expedition organisers have said. According... Travel 20 Oct, 2017
Mt Manaslu records year's first autumn summit KATHMANDU: At least five rope-fixing Sherpas successfully stood atop Mt Manaslu on Monday morning becoming the first team to climb the world's eighth highest peak in the autumn season, according to expedition organiser. Mingma Sherpa, Chairman... Travel 18 Sep, 2017
Sherpa youth aims to set K2 record after 'highest Everest rescue' KATHMANDU: “Help us, help us… we are going to die.” They first heard a woman’s voice on their radio transmitter at the South Col on Mt Everest at around 6:00 pm on May 19. Another communication set immediately rang with a man’s cry: "We... Travel 18 Jun, 2016
Rescuers bring Indian climber�s body from Everest Kathmandu, May 29 A high-altitude worker who returned from the summit of Mt Everest today claimed that he saw the bodies of two Indian climbers near Camp IV. They had attempted to climb the world’s highest peak on May 21. Lakpa Sherpa, who... Travel 30 May, 2016
Sherpas rescue Slovakian climbers from Everest avalanche KATHMANDU: After more than 16 hours of struggle above 7,000 metres on the Mt Everest, four Sherpas on Tuesday successfully rescued two foreign climbers who were trapped in an avalanche that struck the steep icy route on the world’s highest... Travel 11 May, 2016
Bad weather hampers rescue of Slovak climbers stuck in Mt Everest avalanche KATHMANDU: Two climbers from Slovakia have been trapped in an avalanche that struck a difficult route to Mt Everest above 7,000 m on Tuesday morning, according to an expedition organiser. Ganesh Thakuri, Managing Director at Utmost Adventure... Travel 10 May, 2016
Septuagenarian Spaniard oldest mountaineer to scale Mt Annapurna Kathmandu, May 1 Spanish climber Carlos Soria Fontan, 77, became the oldest person to climb Mt Annapurna (8,091 m), as 30 climbers successfully scaled the world’s tenth highest peak this morning. With 14 foreigners, along with their 16... Travel 02 May, 2016
Nepal records 1st successful mountain summit of the year KATHMANDU: Nepal on Sunday recorded the first successful summit to the mountain above 8,000 m in this spring season. With 14 foreigners and their 16 high-altitude Sherpa workers reaching the summit of the Mt Annapurna, the Himalayan nation is... Travel 01 May, 2016
71 climbers keen to scale Everest Kathmandu, March 20 Nearly one year after the devastating earthquake and avalanche, the country is all set to host the world climbers in the spring season while the authorities and stakeholders have struggled hard to revive the country’s... Travel 21 Mar, 2016
