Kilian Jornet among 10 climbers to scale Mt Everest in autumn; Andrzej Bargiel eyes record ski descent KATHMANDU: At least two world record holder alpinists among 10 foreign climbers are all set to attempt to scale Mt Everest in the autumn season, according to the expedition organisers. Polish ski daredevil Andrzej Bargiel, ultra-runner Spaniard... Travel 31 Aug, 2019
�Bar rookie climbers from Mt Everest� Namche Bazaar, May 28 Climbing legends have urged the government to limit the number of Everest climbers in each climbing season to avoid untoward incidents on the world’s highest peak. Talking to this daily on the eve of the 66th anniversary... Travel 29 May, 2019
Rare event in climbing history Kathmandu, May 14 For the first time in the country’s mountaineering history, four mountains above 8,000 metres were scaled in a single day. A team of Sherpas pushed through some tough conditions to make it happen. Mount Everest (8,848 m),... Travel 15 May, 2019
Mt Everest records season�s first summit as Sherpa climbers open summit route KATHMANDU: A team of experienced mountaineering guides successfully reached the top of the world opening a climbing route to the summit of Mt Everest this afternoon. Gyanendra Shrestha, a liaison officer at the Everest base camp, told THT that... Travel 14 May, 2019
Climbing route to Everest South Col opens KATHMANDU: A group of climbing Sherpas today successfully opened a climbing route to the Camp IV on Mt Everest. According to Iswari Paudel, Managing Director at Himalayan Guides, climbing Sherpas reached the South Col (8,000 metres) this... Travel 02 May, 2019
UK�s Citibank chief among 374 heads for Everest bid KATHMANDU: Managing Director at Citibank in the United Kingdom, among 374 climbers from 46 countries, will be attempting to climb the world’s highest peak in the spring season. “As of today, 374 world climbers including 12 Nepalis obtained... Travel 18 Apr, 2019
Plan to clear Everest of bodies, trash The base camp will be set up by the third week of April to start the mega campaign Kathmandu, April 7 In a bid to keep the world’s highest mountain clean, Nepali stakeholders are all set to jointly launch a massive cleaning drive on Mt... Travel 08 Apr, 2019
Icefall doctors open Everest route using 20 ladders KATHMANDU: As the world mountaineers started heading towards the Mt Everest region for acclimatisation, the icefall doctors have opened a climbing route from the Base Camp to Camp II. A team of eight icefall doctors finally opened the climbing... Travel 05 Apr, 2019
Icefall doctors fixing route on Mt Everest as spring climbing season begins KATHMANDU: As the expedition operators and the world climbers are now busy with the final packing and supplying of climbing logistic to the Mt Everest region, an eight-member team of icefall doctors have started fixing a climbing route up to the... Travel 20 Mar, 2019
American climbers begin a record ski descent after scaling Mt Lhotse KATHMANDU: Four American climbers along with two climbing Sherpas successfully climbed Mt Lhotse this afternoon, according to the expedition organiser. “James White Morrison, Hilaree Nelson, Dutch Michael and Nicholas Kalis along with Ila Nuru... Travel 30 Sep, 2018
First ski descent Lhotse expedition at Camp III as Icefall route opens KATHMANDU: With only one team attempting to climb the world’s fourth highest mountain in the Mt Everest region this autumn, the icefall doctors today opened a climbing route above the Base Camp by placing ropes and ladders on the treacherous... Travel 17 Sep, 2018
DoT issues climbing permits to 200 foreigners for autumn expeditions Kathmandu, September 3 More than 200 foreign climbers, along with their high attitude workers, are set to attempt to climb Mt Manaslu, the world’s eighth highest peak, this autumn. According to the Department of Tourism under the Ministry of... Horoscopes 04 Sep, 2018
