Icefall doctors off to base camp to fix Everest route for climbers SOLUKHUMBU: Icefall doctors have made their way to the Mount Everest base camp to carve out a safe route for the mountaineers to scale the world's highest peak. A team of 10 icefall doctors left for the base camp from Namche, Sagarmatha... Travel 27 Feb, 2016
After 2nd failure, Japanese climber wishes to return to Mt Everest next autumn KATHMANDU: Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki today said that he would continue his bid to climb Mt Everest in the next autumn. Talking to journalists in Kathmandu, Kuriki (33), who abandoned two attempts near the final camp of the world’s... Travel 16 Oct, 2015
Autumn season draws blank on Mt Everest as Japanese climber abandons second summit push KATHMANDU: Japanese climber – Nobukazu Kuriki – who reached the south summit point near the top of the world’s highest peak on Thursday gave up his second attempt to climb Mt Everest in the autumn season. Tikaram Gurung, Managing Director... Horoscopes 08 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
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
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
Freak weather trouble at Everest KATHMANDU: A large number of mountaineers in the Everest region have been stranded due to snowfall and inclement weather, which is being attributed to the disturbing trend of climate change. A majority of them is stuck at the Everest base camp, which...
