Nepali, Korean climbers are all set for Jugal-I & II expedition The Nepali and Korean climbers are fully geared up for the upcoming Jugal-I and II expedition, part of the Nepal-Korea Friendship Expedition 2024. Kathmandu 05 Apr, 2024
Govt waives climbing royalty for Nepal-Korea Friendship Expedition With Nepal and South Korea celebrating the golden jubilee of their bilateral relations next month, the government today decided to waive mountaineering royalty for a joint expedition attempting to climb Jugal mountains in Sindhupalchowk district. Nepal 21 Mar, 2024
National flag to be hoisted at Kalapathar on NMA's 50th anniversary This year, Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) is set to hoist the national flag at Kalapathar on the occasion of its 50th year of establishment on November 1. Business 30 Oct, 2023
Mt Saipal, a virgin peak, waiting for daring climbers The first attempt to scale Mt Saipal in Bajhang district was unsuccessful. The 7,031-metre tall peak is still not conquered even 70 years after mankind’s engagement with the Himalayan peaks. Nepal 29 Dec, 2021
Seven Korean climbers scale Meriyang peak A group of Korean climbers has successfully made the first ever ascent of 6,528-metre peak in the far western Nepal. Business 28 Oct, 2021
DoT starts distributing spring season climbing permits The Department of Tourism (DoT) has started distribution of expedition permits for the upcoming spring season. Business 22 Feb, 2021
Visit Nepal 2020 prime focus for tourism sector in 2019 Kathmandu, December 30 The country’s tourism sector made the headlines in the local and international media a number of times in 2019 — unfortunately not for the right reasons every time. VNY preparations With the government observing the... 31 Dec, 2019
MoCTCA seeks support from other ministries for VNY 2020 Kathmandu, December 22 Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai has requested all the ministries to provide support from the policy level to make Visit Nepal Year (VNY) 2020 campaign successful. In a meeting held today with the secretaries of 20 ministries... 23 Dec, 2019
International Mountain Day observed Kathmandu, December 11 International Mountain Day 2019 was observed in the country today with various events organised within the Kathmandu valley. Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), in association with Nepal Tourism Board, Trekking... 12 Dec, 2019
NMA to launch profiles of 476 peaks in 2020 Kathmandu, November 27 Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), under the guidance of Department of Tourism (DoT), is all set to launch profiles of 476 peaks of the country in 2020. In 2016, DoT had handed over the responsibility to prepare the... 28 Nov, 2019
VNY to be inaugurated from Dasharath Stadium Kathmandu, November 25 The Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign will be inaugurated from the Dasharath Stadium on January 1. Addressing the fifth meeting of the main organisation committee of the VNY campaign today, Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai... 26 Nov, 2019
Five virgin peaks successfully scaled this autumn season Kathmandu, November 10 Expeditions to five virgin peaks of above 6,000 metres have been successfully completed this autumn season. According to Mira Acharya, an official at the Mountaineering Division of the Department of Tourism (DoT), the peaks... 11 Nov, 2019
