There are other Annapurnas in the lives of Wo(men): A legacy climb of the overlooked Annapurnas On June 03, 2025, it will be 75 years since the first successful ascent of Annapurna – the first 8000er ever to be summited by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal. Nepal 22 Mar, 2025
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
Tourism Dept for banning Nims Purja from running expeditions in Nepal The Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation today recommended stern action against celebrated climber Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja and his company - Elite Exped- for violating mountaineering rules of the country. Nepal 26 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
Adverse climate affects expedition to Everest The expedition to Mt. Everest, the world's tallest peak, has been affected for the past two days due to adverse climate. Nepal 15 May, 2024
Record-holder climber Kami Rita ascending Sagarmatha for the 29th time Veteran climber Kami Rita Sherpa, who holds the world record for climbing Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) 28 times, is preparing to set a new record. Kathmandu 01 May, 2024
8K Expeditions marks third anniversary, pays over Rs 500m as royalty 8K Expeditions, one of the country's largest adventure outfitters, has marked its third anniversary amidst an event in Kathmandu today. Nepal 01 Apr, 2024
Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now Kanchha was just a young man when he joined the Hillary-Tenzing expedition. Lifestyle 03 Mar, 2024
Glimpses into autobiography of mountaineer Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa Senior tourism entrepreneur Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa, who successfully scaled Mt Everest last year, has proposed to form a special committee comprising representatives from different agencies to monitor mountaineering expeditions in the Everest base camp. Nepal 24 Feb, 2024
Khumbu sets new regulations to effectively manage Everest climbing To mitigate the rapid impact of climate change on the fragile Himalayan ecosystem, the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality has enacted Base Camp Management Procedure 2024 to manage human activities in the base camps located across the foothills of various mountains in the region, including Mt Everest. Nepal 13 Feb, 2024
Prakash, Benedikt make fastest ascent on Cho Oyu in 12 hrs 35 mins without O2 Following the norms of alpine climbing, two climbers – Nepali Sherpa and German, successfully scaled the world’s sixth highest peak in less than 13 hours without using supplemental oxygen. Nepal 11 Oct, 2023
Govt honours SST as largest taxpayer mountaineering outfitter The government today honored Kathmandu-based Seven Summit Treks for being the largest contributor trekking and expedition company in Nepal in the last fiscal year. Nepal 28 Sep, 2023
