Sherpa climbers eye record speed winter ascent on Everest KATHMANDU: A four-member team of Sherpa climbers from Makalu, Sankhuwasabha left for Mt Everest region to attempt to climb the world’s highest peak in just over five days in the winter climbing season, today. The ‘Breathless Winter Everest... Travel 24 Feb, 2020
Nepali climbers scale Mt Aconcagua promoting Visit Nepal 2020 KATHMANDU: At least four Nepali climbers have successfully scaled the highest peak in South America expressing their commitment to make the ‘Visit Nepal-2020’ campaign a success. “We reached the summit of Mount Aconcagua on January 4 carrying... Travel 06 Jan, 2020
Sanu Sherpa becomes third Nepali to complete 14 peaks as Sergi Mingote scales 7 mountains in 444 days KATHMANDU: A Sherpa climber from Sankhuwasabha district scaled Mt Dhaulagiri becoming the third Nepali mountaineer to complete all 14 mountains above 8,000 m after a two-member team of rope-fixing Sherpa climbers opened a route to the summit point this... Travel 03 Oct, 2019
Nirmal �Nims� Purja likely to try Mt Gyachung Kang as China closes Shishapangma Kathmandu, September 27 A Nepali climber has successfully scaled 13 peaks above 8,000 metres in just over five months, setting multiple world records in the history of mountain climbing. Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja, 36, made it to the top of Mt... Travel 28 Sep, 2019
Nirmal �Nims� Purja sets world record scaling 13 peaks in five months KATHMANDU: A former UK’s Special Forces member has successfully climbed Mt Manaslu, the world’s eighth highest peak, completing his 13th eight-thousander in just over five months. Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja (36), had set another world record... Travel 27 Sep, 2019
Mt Manaslu summit route opens as rope-fixing team scales mountain KATHMANDU: With over 260 expedition members along with their support staff preparing to scale the world’s eighth highest peak, at least four Sherpa climbers of the rope-fixing team along with a Pakistani climber successfully stood atop Mt Manaslu... Travel 24 Sep, 2019
First Israeli woman among 530 climbers to scale Mt Manaslu KATHMANDU: At least 530 climbers including 260 members of different 26 expedition teams are all set to attempt to climb the world’s eighth highest peak in western Nepal in the autumn season. According to Rameshwar Niraula, an official at the... Travel 15 Sep, 2019
Sherpas recover Indian climbers� bodies on Mt Makalu; ground team finds no trace of Irish professor on Mt Everest KATHMANDU: A group of highly experienced Sherpa climbers today recovered two bodies of Indian climbers who died above Camp IV on Mt Makalu while descending from the summit point last week. “We have successfully recovered bodies of Narayan Singh... Travel 24 May, 2019
Noel Hanna among nine climbers to search for missing Irish professor on Mt Everest KATHMANDU: A team of professional high-altitude climbers is all set to leave for the balcony area of the world’s highest peak on Wednesday evening to carry out the search for the missing Irish mountaineer in the death zone of Mt Everest. The... Travel 22 May, 2019
14 Sherpas leave for Mt Makalu to recover bodies of Indian climbers KATHMANDU: A team of 14 climbing Sherpas today left for the high camp of the world’s fifth highest mountain to carry out a search and recovery operation, according to the expedition organiser. A team led by Chhang Dawa Sherpa, Director at the... Travel 21 May, 2019
Mt Manaslu records first summit of autumn season KATHMANDU: With nearly 200 foreign climbers along with their support staff preparing to scale the world’s eighth highest peak, at least six climbers including four rope-fixing Sherpas successfully stood atop Mt Manaslu (8,163 m) this afternoon... Travel 25 Sep, 2018
Prakash Dahal dies of sudden cardiac arrest Was taking medicine for high cholesterol Had died hours before he was rushed to hospital CPN-Maoist Centre Chair and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s only son, Prakash Dahal, died of sudden cardiac arrest this morning. He... Horoscopes 19 Nov, 2017
