At least 73, including first Bulgarian, summit Mt Manaslu KATHMANDU: At least 73 mountaineers including 44 foreigners have successfully summitted Mt Manaslu (8,163m) as the world’s eighth highest peak witnessed a fair weather, since Wednesday. According to the expedition organisers, 38 foreigners... Travel 01 Oct, 2015
Sole Japanese climber abandons Everest bid near South Col KATHMANDU: Sole Japanese climber – Nobukazu Kuriki – who reached the final camp of the world highest peak on Sunday announced that he abandoned his first attempt to climb Mt Everest after finding it very tough to move up to the deep snow in... Travel 27 Sep, 2015
Control crowd on Mt Everest: Junko Tabei to Nepal KATHMANDU: Legendary mountaineer Junko Tabei, who is the first woman to climb Mt Everest, has suggested Nepal to control the crowd of mountaineers in the world’s highest peak. Talking to journalists in Kathmandu, Tabei opined that it was not... Travel 22 Sep, 2015
Icefall doctors struggle on Mt Everest as sole Japanese climber ready for summit push KATHMANDU: As fresh snow continues to blanket Mt Everest region, icefall doctors are struggling to keep the treacherous icefall route intact. Their efforts aim at facilitating this season’s sole Everest aspirant Japanese mountaineer. Doing so,... Travel 21 Sep, 2015
Everest route almost ready KATHMANDU: Icefall doctors said on Monday that they would fix climbing route above the Mt Everest base camp in a day or two. According to leading Icefall doctor Ang Kami Sherpa, a team of four icefall doctors resumed route construction work on... Travel 08 Sep, 2015
Tourism minister assures Japanese climbers Nepal is safe Kathmandu, August 23 Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) Kripasur Sherpa today assured a team of Japanese climbers that the country’s adventure tourism destinations were all set to welcome tourists and the government was... Travel 24 Aug, 2015
First climber to attempt Everest ascent since Nepal earthquakes KATHMANDU: A Japanese climber will be the first to attempt to scale Mount Everest since a massive earthquake in April triggered avalanches that killed 18 climbers, shutting an industry that feeds thousands of people across Nepal. Nobukazu... Travel 24 Aug, 2015
Icefall doctors at base camp to fix Everest route for autumn Only three summits in 15 years • American climber Eric Larsen and his team in 2010 • American climber Dave Hahn-led team in 2006 • Slovenian extreme-skier Davo Karnicar in 2000 Kathmandu, August 17 Putting aside a... Travel 18 Aug, 2015
