Unscrupulous foreign insurance agents fleecing Nepal's tourism sector Unscrupulous foreign agents and their sub-agencies have mushroomed here in recent days, capitalising on the country’s tourism-related policies that are either ambiguous or non-existent, and at a heavy cost for local industries. Nepal 08 Jul, 2024
Minister Tamang honours rope-fixing climbers, warns stern action for circulating disinformation about Everest climbing The rope-fixing climbers responsible for opening and fixing the climbing route from the Base Camp to the summit point of Mt Everest this year have been honored amidst a function in Kathmandu this afternoon. Nepal 28 Jun, 2024
Sherpa, French climbers make history on Cho Oyu; scale mountain from Nepal side French climber Alasdair McKenzie, along with a team of veteran Nepali Sherpas, has made history by summiting Cho Oyu from the Nepal side. Nepal 08 Jun, 2024
Himalayan Climate Boot Camp 2024 hosts climate change interaction at Everest Base Camp The Himalayan Climate Boot Camp (HCBC), held from May 2-13, 2024, at Everest Base Camp, organized a session focusing on the impacts of climate change in the region. Nepal 27 May, 2024
Piotr Jerzy Krzyzowski sets record with Lhotse-Everest double climb without supplemental oxygen Piotr Jerzy Krzyzowski of Poland has become the first and fastest person to climb both Mt. Lhotse and Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen, completing the feat in an astounding 1 day, 23 hours, and 22 minutes. Nepal 24 May, 2024
Kenyan climber's body found, three others feared dead on Everest A climber from Kenya who went missing near Everest summit has been found dead while whereabouts of his Sherpa guide is still unknown, base camp officials said. Nepal 23 May, 2024
Romanian dies at Camp III, Kenyan climber missing above 8,000m A Romanian climber died at Camp III while two others went missing from above 8,000m on Mt Everest, expedition organisers said. Nepal 22 May, 2024
Dawa Finjok Sherpa scales Everest three times in eight days Dawa Finjok Sherpa has successfully scaled the world's highest mountain, Mt. Everest three times in just eight days. Nepal 22 May, 2024
Kami Rita Sherpa scales Mt Everest for 30th time breaking own record Legendary climber Kami Rita Sherpa has scaled Mt Everest for the second time in the season, breaking his own record of most successful ascents of the highest peak. Nepal 22 May, 2024
Himalayan Boot Camp team conducts interactive session with glaciologists at Pyramid Lab on Everest The Himalayan Climate Boot Camp-2024 team conducted an interactive session with glaciologists at the Pyramid International Laboratory/Observatory in Lobuche, the world's highest altitude laboratory in the Mt Everest region. Environment 19 May, 2024
Lucia Janičová becomes first Slovakian woman to summit Mt. Everest Lucia Janičová has become the first Slovakian woman to successfully scale the world's highest peak, Mt. Everest. Nepal 14 May, 2024
Polish climber makes ski descent from Makalu summit A Polish climber successfully made a ski descent from Mt Makalu, said organisers. Nepal 14 May, 2024
