Mt Makalu records season's first summit as Lakpa Sherpa makes eighth ascent A group of Sherpa climbers including a record-holding mountaineer from Sangkhuwasabha district scaled Mt Makalu on Thursday making the season's first summit of the mountain above 8,000m. Nepal 12 Apr, 2024
Deaf American couple to scale Makalu this season With an aim of amplifying global awareness about the deaf and hard of hearing community, the US-based deaf couple left for Makalu region to attempt to scale the world’s fifth highest mountain. Nepal 11 Apr, 2024
Ama Dablam summit route opens World climbers are all set to attempt to stand atop Ama Dablam in Khumbu region of eastern Nepal after a five-member rope fixing team successfully reached the summit of 6,812 metre-peak on Friday. Nepal 07 Apr, 2024
63 mountaineers granted Mt Everest spring climbing permits According to the Department of Tourism, 13 women and 50 men from five different expedition teams obtained permits by Monday. Nepal 01 Apr, 2024
Annapurna climbers eying season's first summit push next week Record holding climbers including Nima Rinji Sherpa and Chhang Dawa Sherpa among others have already reached the base camp of Mt Annapurna to attempt to climb the world’s tenth highest peak in the spring season. Nepal 01 Apr, 2024
DoT begins issuing spring mountaineering permits The Department of Tourism Begins Issuing Spring Mountaineering Permits. Kathmandu 25 Mar, 2024
Season's first Everest permit issued; Icefall doctors fixing route below Camp I The Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation today issued the season's first climbing permit to attempt to scale the world's highest peak in the spring season. Nepal 25 Mar, 2024
Agency asks NMA to cancel Al-Arjan's Mera Peak certificate Fourteen Summits Pvt. Ltd today formally asked the Nepal Mountaineering Association to cancel a summit certificate which was awarded to Abdul Rahim Al-Arjan saying he provided a fake photo of the Mera peak summit. Nepal 28 Feb, 2024
Jordan climber dupes NMA, obtains Mera peak summit certificate with fake photo A climber from Jordan has reportedly obtained a summit certificate from Nepal Mountaineering Association by producing a fake photo of the Mera peak summit, THT’s investigation has revealed. Nepal 27 Feb, 2024
Russian alpinists prepare for Cho Oyu summit push from Nepal side A five-member team of Russian climbers is all set to begin the final summit push on Mt Cho Oyu from Nepal side in a day or two, according to the expedition organizer. Nepal 29 Oct, 2023
Climbers make first ascent of Jugal 5 peak A team of climbers has successfully scaled a virgin peak in Sindhupalchowk. Nepal 26 Oct, 2023
678 climbers receive permits to scale 36 mountains ​​​​​​​The Department of Tourism (DoT) has issued 678 permits to scale 36 peaks above 6,000 metres, accumulating a total of over Rs 48.67 million in royalties, as of Tuesday. Business 12 Oct, 2023
