Norway climber sets new goal to scale all 14 tallest peaks within 3 months A Norwegian who is aiming to be the fastest climber to scale all the world’s 14 highest mountains said Tuesday that she can achieve her goal in half the time she initially planned. Kathmandu 06 Jun, 2023
NatGeo explorer Sung-Taek Hong to attempt Lhotse South Face for seventh time Renowned South Korean climber Sung-Taek Hong, 55, is all set to make his seventh attempt to climb the Lhotse South Face, one of the toughest climbs in the world, this season. Nepal 12 Apr, 2022
Pakistani official: Scottish climber dies in avalanche on K2 Pakistani official: Scottish climber dies in avalanche on K2 World 26 Jul, 2021
Rescue operation called off to find those missing in Annapurna avalanche KATHMANDU: The rescue operation to search for missing South Korean climbers and accompanying Nepali guides have been called off after four days of intensive search. Four South Korean climbers and three Nepali guides have been missing after avalanche... Travel 24 Jan, 2020
School gets new buildings Kathmandu, January 15 Um Hong Gil Human Foundation handed over newly constructed buildings of Kalika Sharan Secondary School and its hostel at Jarsingpauwa in Sankharapur Municipality of Kathmandu district to the school management committee during a... Horoscopes 16 Jan, 2020
Korean philanthropist Um Hong Gil gets honorary citizenship Kathmandu, January 13 The Government of Nepal has obliged a renowned South Korean climber with citizenship. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota provided the honorary citizenship certificate to South... Horoscopes 14 Jan, 2020
UAAA joint Paldor Peak expedition flagged off Kathmandu, April 6 Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Mohan Krishna Sapkota and President of the Union of Asian Alpine Association (UAAA) Inn-Jeong Lee jointly flagged of a 16-member expedition to Paldor Peak (5,903m),... 07 Apr, 2019
UAAA joint Paldor Peak expedition flagged off� KATHMANDU: Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Mohan Krishna Sapkota and President of the Union of Asian Alpine Association (UAAA) Inn-Jeong Lee jointly flagged off a 16-member expedition to Paldor Peak (5,903... Travel 06 Apr, 2019
NatGeo explorer Sung-Taek Hong to attempt Lhotse South Face yet again KATHMANDU: Renowned South Korean climber Sung-Taek Hong, 52, has left for the Mt Everest region to make his sixth attempt to climb the Lhotse South Face, one of the toughest climbs in the world, this season. According to Wangchu Sherpa, Managing... Travel 03 Apr, 2019
Fingerless South Korean scales Mt Annapurna KATHMANDU: A South Korean climber, who lost all of his fingers to frostbite while scaling Mt Denali of North America in 1991, today successfully stood atop the world’s tenth highest mountain in Nepal, according to the expedition organiser. Mingma... Travel 13 May, 2018
Sung-Taek Hong abandons Lhotse South Face summit bid KATHMANDU: Renowned South Korean climber Sung-Taek Hong (51) on Saturday formally announced that his bid to attempt to climb the south face of Mt Lhotse was a failure. Upon his arrival in Kathmandu from Lukla, the National Geographic Explorer... Travel 25 Nov, 2017
Kammerlander abandons Manaslu bid, Sung-Taek prepares for final summit push on Mt Lhotse KATHMANDU: Legendary mountaineer Hans Kammerlander (61) has abandoned his bid to attempt to climb Mt Manaslu (8,163m) this season after his team failed to make any movement in the snow masses for the last few days. This year, Kammerlander who... Travel 13 Nov, 2017
