Sherpa climber dies while ascending Mt Everest from North Col KATHMANDU: A Sherpa climber died while attempting to climb the world’s highest mountain from the North Col, according to expedition organiser. Mingma Gelu Sherpa, Managing Director at Seven Summit Adventure, today confirmed that Pasang Norbu... Travel 22 May, 2018
IFMGA guide Damai Sarki Sherpa dies; Everest death toll reaches five KATHMANDU: A renowned climbing guide died after falling into crevasse on Mt Everest last night, bringing the number of climbers killed on the mountain during the spring climbing season to five, base camp officials said. According to Gyanendra... Travel 22 May, 2018
Japanese alpinist Kuriki dies while descending from Camp III to Camp II KATHMANDU: Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki, 36, died while descending to lower camps on Mt Everest last night, rescuers revealed. According to Climbing Guide Ashish Gurung, rescuers retrieved Kuriki's body from 7,200 m near Camp II. Kuriki... Travel 21 May, 2018
Sherpas recover body of Malaysian climber from Mt Ama Dablam KATHMANDU: A Malaysian climber has been found dead near camp II on Mt Ama Dablam (6,812 m) in the Mt Everest region, the expedition organiser said. According to Bodhraj Bhandari, Managing Director at Snowy Horizon Treks, a team of Sherpa rescuers... Travel 21 May, 2018
Mt Manaslu tops autumn climbing chart with 151 climbers KATHMANDU: The world’s eighth highest peak in western Nepal, Mt Manaslu, has received at least 151 foreign climbers while the government had issued 277 climbing permits for 19 mountains this autumn. More than 148 climbers representing 16... Travel 17 Sep, 2016
Climbers eye new records on Mt Everest in autumn KATHMANDU: With the start of this year’s autumn climbing season, the world’s highest peak, Mt Everest, is all set to receive two renowned climbers from different continents as they aim to set the new records in the climbing... Travel 01 Sep, 2016
Septuagenarian Spaniard oldest mountaineer to scale Mt Annapurna Kathmandu, May 1 Spanish climber Carlos Soria Fontan, 77, became the oldest person to climb Mt Annapurna (8,091 m), as 30 climbers successfully scaled the world’s tenth highest peak this morning. With 14 foreigners, along with their 16... Travel 02 May, 2016
Nepal records 1st successful mountain summit of the year KATHMANDU: Nepal on Sunday recorded the first successful summit to the mountain above 8,000 m in this spring season. With 14 foreigners and their 16 high-altitude Sherpa workers reaching the summit of the Mt Annapurna, the Himalayan nation is... Travel 01 May, 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
Japanese climber with no fingers abandons bid to scale Everest NEW DELHI: A Japanese climber who lost all his fingertips to frostbite and was trying to become the first person to conquer Mount Everest since its worst disaster has abandoned his bid to reach the summit because of poor weather. Nobukazu... 08 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
Kuriki on Camp IV for second Everest attempt KATHMANDU: Sole Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki, who headed to the final camp of the world highest peak on Tuesday, plans to make a second attempt to climb Mt Everest. According to Ramesh Gurung, a climbing guide, Kuriki left Camp III in the... Travel 06 Oct, 2015
