7SF hands over insurance premium of Icefall Doctors to SPCC The 7 Summits Foundation has handed over the first year's insurance premium of the Icefall Doctors to the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee as per the agreement signed between two organizations. Nepal 20 Mar, 2024
7 Summits Foundation announces charity show in US to support Icefall doctors The 7 Summits Foundation has announced a charity event in the USA in a bid to support icefall doctors who are the backbone of Mt Everest climbing. Nepal 12 Feb, 2024
7SF to provide life insurance to Icefall doctors, says AC Sherpa There are 8 billion people in the world, but only 6,664 people successfully reached the top of Mt. Everest. Nepal 16 Jan, 2024
Children of Everest avalanche victims get support KATHMANDU: A 17-year-old teenager from Chongqing, China initiated a campaign to support the children who lost their fathers in the deadliest avalanche on Mt Everest in 2014. Lily Wei in coordination with Shanshan Wang, Yu Tang, Cherry Tang, Pemba... Travel 30 Jun, 2019
Sherpa widows breaking down taboos, eye Everest Kathmandu, March 29 For generations climbing has been firmly the realm of men among the legendary Sherpas of Nepal, tradition dictating women care for the home while their husbands conquer the Himalayan peaks. But that convention is being... Travel 30 Mar, 2019
ESF support for children of 2014 Everest avalanche victims KATHMANDU: Most of the children who lost their fathers in the deadliest avalanche on Mt Everest in 2014 are now receiving support for their education from different organisations. At least 16 high-altitude climbers, the sole breadwinners of... Travel 15 Dec, 2018
Sherpa climber injured in Everest avalanche, rescued KATHMANDU: At least a Sherpa climber was injured when a block of ice hit him in the treacherous icefall section on Mt Everest early Monday morning. Furba Rita Sherpa, a climbing guide, suffered multiple injuries after an ice serac released near... Travel 24 Apr, 2017
Nepali, Canadian mountaineers to scale 'virgin' Nepal peaks KATHMANDU: With the year’s autumn climbing activities gaining momentum in Nepal, the country’s 'virgin' peaks which have been named after the legendary mountaineers – Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary – are all set to receive the... Travel 12 Sep, 2016
Death on Mt Everest leads to risky effort to recover bodies KATHMANDU: The mountain is speckled with corpses. Nearly 300 people have died on Mount Everest in the century or so since climbers have been trying to reach its summit. At least 100 of them are still on the mountain, perhaps 200. Most of the... Travel 28 May, 2016
Finally, climbing route to Mt Everest summit opens after 3 yrs KATHMANDU: The long wait has finally been over for Mount Everest climbers as experienced mountaineering guides on Wednesday afternoon made it to the top of the world opening the climbing route. A nine-member team of guides comprising local... Travel 11 May, 2016
Sherpas rescue Slovakian climbers from Everest avalanche KATHMANDU: After more than 16 hours of struggle above 7,000 metres on the Mt Everest, four Sherpas on Tuesday successfully rescued two foreign climbers who were trapped in an avalanche that struck the steep icy route on the world’s highest... Travel 11 May, 2016
Bad weather hampers rescue of Slovak climbers stuck in Mt Everest avalanche KATHMANDU: Two climbers from Slovakia have been trapped in an avalanche that struck a difficult route to Mt Everest above 7,000 m on Tuesday morning, according to an expedition organiser. Ganesh Thakuri, Managing Director at Utmost Adventure... Travel 10 May, 2016
