Spring mountaineering season begins, permits issued for climbers The Department of Tourism has started issuing permits for the spring mountaineering season. Nepal 26 Mar, 2025
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
Korean and Sherpa climbers make first ascent of Sharphu V A team of eight climbers from Korea and Nepal has successfully conquered the unclimbed Sharphu V (6,328 metres), a virgin peak located in Taplejung district. Nepal 13 Nov, 2024
SST founders complete 7 summits scaling Carstensz Pyramid Renowned Sherpa climbers today scaled Carstensz Pyramid completing 7 summits, organisers said. Nepal 20 Oct, 2024
Everest North Face Ski Expedition abandoned yet again above Camp III The North Face Everest Ski Project architected by top American climbers has ended citing a bad weather condition as well as time constraint after the team reached above Camp III via Hornbein Couloir route in Tibet. Nepal 06 Oct, 2024
35 including oldest Chinese, legendary Sherpa climbers from 8K scale Manaslu At least 35 climbers from 8K Expeditions today made it to the top of Manaslu real summit, said expedition organiser. Nepal 24 Sep, 2024
Jim Morrison, Jimmy Chin return to Tibet for TNF Everest Ski Project Renowned American ski mountaineer Jim Morrison is all set to make a ski descent from the top of Mt Everest this autumn paying tribute to Hilaree Nelson, who died while attempting to ski down from the summit of Mt Manaslu in 2022. Nepal 16 Sep, 2024
Autumn climbing kicks off as DoT issues first Manaslu permit The Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation issued the season's first climbing permit to attempt to climb Mt Manaslu in the autumn season. Nepal 27 Aug, 2024
Sherpa entrepreneurs, climbers ask Govt to punish Nims Purja, Elite Exped Sherpa Tourism Entrepreneur Association of Nepal today asked the government to take immediate legal action against celebrated climber Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja for his alleged involvement in unethical mountaineering practices. Nepal 30 Jul, 2024
Nims Purja shuts down Thamel store, removes Everest video Facing a backlash from the world’s mountaineering community, celebrated climber Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja of Elite Exped has removed a controversial video of rope-slicing on Mt Everest from his social media accounts. Kathmandu 19 Jul, 2024
Minister Tamang honours rope-fixing climbers, warns stern action for circulating disinformation about Everest climbing The rope-fixing climbers responsible for opening and fixing the climbing route from the Base Camp to the summit point of Mt Everest this year have been honored amidst a function in Kathmandu this afternoon. Nepal 28 Jun, 2024
USNCA marks International Everest Day in New York The US Nepal Climber Association Inc. has marked the 71st International Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) Day remembering the first successful summit of Mt Everest by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary in 1953. Nepal 30 May, 2024
