IFMGA guide Lopsang Sherpa recounts Everest, Lobuche rescue Nepali mountain guides are playing a crucial role in advancing the country’s adventure and mountaineering activities towards professional and competitive ways, said IFMGA/UIAGM Mountain Guide Lopsang Sherpa. Nepal 28 Feb, 2024
NNMGA holds mountain guide training in Ladakh Nepali mountain guides have been holding extensive training in Ladakh since June 7, according to Nepal National Mountain Guide Association. Nepal 15 Jun, 2023
First national level Rock Climbing to be held from Dec 22 Gandaki Alpine Club is all set to organise the first ever national-level ''Rock Climbing Festival'' in Tanahu district. Nepal 13 Dec, 2021
EDITORIAL: Guide licence The Department of Tourism (DoT) has called on interested candidates to apply for the mountain guide license in a bid to better regulate mountaineering activities and enhance climbing professionalism. Opinion 12 Mar, 2021
Two Nepali mountain guides on Mt Manaslu winter expedition in alpine style KATHMANDU: There is much hype in the Himalayas with two all Nepali teams en route to Pakistan for a record-setting winter ascent of Mt K2 (8,622m), yet right in their own backyard, two Nepali climbers are preparing to keep the records local. Two... Travel 21 Dec, 2020
Nepal�s mountain guides demand social security KATHMANDU: Nepali mountain guides have asked the government to ensure social security for them. As the mountain guides are the backbone of the climbing industry, the government must work for the betterment of their profession, the guides said, while... Travel 29 Dec, 2019
Dolakha�s Dawa Yangzum becomes country�s first female international mountain guide Kathmandu, December 27 A 27-year-old woman from Dolakha’s Rolwaling Valley has created history in the mountaineering world becoming the country’s first female international mountain guide. Dawa Yangzum Sherpa has achieved a certification from... Horoscopes 28 Dec, 2017
Sherpas first to climb Mt Langdung this winter Dolakha, December 25 A team of Nepali mountain guides, including a female mountaineer, successfully climbed Mt Langdung (6,357 m) in what was the first-ever successful ascent of the peak this winter season. According to the Department of... Travel 26 Dec, 2017
Four Sherpas make first winter ascent of Mt Langdung KATHMANDU: A team of Nepali mountain guides successfully climbed Mt Langdung (6,357 m) making the first ever successful ascent of the peak in winter season. According to the Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil... Travel 25 Dec, 2017
World mountain guides gather in Kathmandu for IFMGA assembly KATHMANDU: The four-day long general assembly of IFMGA — an international association of mountain guides — kicked off here on Tuesday. The first day of the event followed board meeting of the organisation and a workshop on 'Mountain Guiding... Horoscopes 29 Nov, 2017
