Imagine Nepal team eyes season's first 8000er summit on Annapurna this week A team of rope-fixing climbers from Imagine Nepal Treks is all set to make the season’s first summit of the mountain above 8,000m within this week. Environment 23 Mar, 2025
Purnima Shrestha appointed Goodwill Ambassador for 75th anniversary of Annapurna's first ascent The French Embassy has announced the appointment of Purnima Shrestha as Goodwill Ambassador in celebration of the upcoming 75th anniversary of the historic first ascent of Annapurna. Nepal 28 Feb, 2025
Sherpa, French climbers make history on Cho Oyu; scale mountain from Nepal side French climber Alasdair McKenzie, along with a team of veteran Nepali Sherpas, has made history by summiting Cho Oyu from the Nepal side. Nepal 08 Jun, 2024
Nepal to be developed a tourism hub: DPM Shrestha Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayankaji Shrestha expressed the government's commitment to develop Nepal a tourism hub. Nepal 03 Jun, 2024
French climber dies on Mt Makalu, death toll reaches 2 French climber died above 8,000m on Mt Makalu taking the season’s death toll to two in the spring climbing season. Nepal 13 May, 2024
French climber, Sherpas collect garbage from Annapurna A team of climbers collected more than 1,000kg of garbage from the world’s tenth-highest peak this season. Nepal 16 Apr, 2023
British climber dies on Lobuche, season's death toll reaches three Andrew’s death has not been made public by authorities as Elite Expedition, a guiding company run by famed climber Nirmal Purja ‘Nimsdai’, refused to divulge details to the authorities concerned Nepal 16 Nov, 2022
French climber dies on Mt Ama Dablam A French climber has died at Camp III on Mt Amadablam, expedition organizer said Nepal 04 Nov, 2022
Trained team mobilised in search for missing three French climbers A trained team of security forces and French nationals has been mobilised to search for three French climbers who have been missing in the Mount Everest region for the past 13 days, said the police. Nepal 08 Nov, 2021
EDITORIAL: For safer expeditions French climber Marc Batard needs no introduction. Nicknamed the ‘Sprinter of Everest’, he holds the distinction of being the first person to climb Everest in less than 24 hours – in 22.5 hours – without bottled oxygen in 1988. Opinion 29 Apr, 2021
French climber Marc Batard to explore new Everest route A renowned French mountaineer has expressed his interest to explore a new route from the base camp of Mt Everest to Camp I and Camp II, without having to cross the treacherous icefall section - Nepal 27 Apr, 2021
Nirmal �Nims� Purja scales Nanga Parbat to complete his seventh 8000er KATHMANDU: Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja, who is on his mission to complete all 14 peaks above 8,000m in just seven months, today announced that he has successfully climbed the world’s ninth highest mountain in the westernmost part of the Himalayan... Travel 07 Jul, 2019
