Former Miss India finalist among five climbers evacuated from Mt Everest KATHMANDU: At least five climbers including a former model from Jammu & Kashmir were evacuated from the higher camps on Mt Everest after they suffered from high altitude sicknesses while attempting to climb the world’s highest peak on Sunday... Travel 21 May, 2017
Nepal to issue Manaslu summit certificates despite failure to stand atop Mountaineers near the Mount Manasalu summit in October 2016. Photo: Mingma Sherpa KATHMANDU: After two months since the world climbers returned from the Mt Manaslu expedition, the Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism... Travel 08 Dec, 2016
Three-member Sherpa team promoting Nepal mountaineering in China KATHMANDU: A three-member Nepali Sherpa team on Wednesday left for China on a month-long tour in a bid to promote Nepali mountaineering in the northern neighbour. Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, Nima Tenji Sherpa and Phurba Tenji Sherpa left Kathmandu... Travel 01 Dec, 2016
Over 60 climbers summit Mt Manaslu KATHMANDU: The number of mountaineers including climbing Sherpas to successfully climb the Mt Manaslu has reached at least 60, according to the Department of Tourism. Of them, at least 25 are foreign climbers and at least 35 are climbing... Travel 30 Sep, 2016
After Everest debacle, LOs fail to show up at Mt Manaslu base camp KATHMANDU : The autumn climbing season has begun, but it has not brought any difference to Nepal's tourism and mountaineering industry as far as negligence of the government officials is concerned. More than 100 climbers have already headed... Travel 26 Sep, 2016
No fresh snow on Mt Manaslu this year! KATHMANDU: It seems that the prolonged monsoon activities and the global warming phenomena have its direct impact on the world’s eighth highest mountain, Mt Manaslu, according to the mountaineers. It used to have a deep fresh snow at the... Travel 21 Sep, 2016
Record summitter recalls Everest victory sans supplemental oxygen KATHMANDU: “It was really hard to be into thin air without having support of bottled oxygen,” an Ecuadorian woman climber shared after arriving from her record summit of Mt Everest, in Kathmandu on Thursday. Carla Perez (33) had stood atop... Travel 02 Jun, 2016
Mountaineers who come to Nepal are role models: PM Kathmandu, May 30 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that mountaineers, who come to Nepal for adventure tourism, are role models for promoting Nepal’s tourism in the global market. Launching the book ‘Silence of the Summit’ authored by... Horoscopes 31 May, 2016
Launch of 'Silence of the Summit' Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (3rd from left) along with Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Wu Chuntai (2nd from left) among others launches 'Silence of the Summit', a book by Chinese climber Wang Jing (3rd from right), at his official residence, in...
