Team that pioneered climbing without oxygen support on Everest returns Kathmandu, April 16 A team of renowned mountaineers who had pulled off a seemingly impossible expedition in 1978 has returned to Nepal to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the historic summit when two of its members scaled Mt Everest without... Travel 17 Apr, 2018
Reinhold Messner visits base camp as Simon prepares for Tare Khang ascent KATHMANDU: Legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner flew to the Tare Khang base camp from Kathmandu to meet his son Simon Geaser Messner on Tuesday morning. Father and son mainly discussed the climbing route on 7,069-metrer peak, according to... Travel 19 Sep, 2017
Denying summit certificates an insult to Sherpas, says Norbu Tenzing Norgay For a true mountaineer, the pride and satisfaction of reaching a summit is far more important than a paper issued by a government office Kathmandu, July 19 Norbu Tenzing Norgay, the eldest son of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, who climbed Mt Everest with... Horoscopes 20 Jul, 2017
Messner pitches for alpinism, derides ‘mountain tourism’ Kathmandu, May 28 Reinhold Messner, one of the world’s greatest mountaineers of all time, said today that most of the foreigners who came to Nepal to attempt to climb mountains, including the world’s highest peak, were only tourists, not... Travel 29 May, 2017
Reinhold Messner meets Alex Txikon at Everest base camp KATHMANDU:Â Legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner flew to the Mt Everest base camp in north-eastern Nepal from Kathmandu to meet Spanish climber Alex Txikon on Monday morning. Messner hailed the Spaniard, who is on a second attempt to climb the... Travel 06 Mar, 2017
Messner in Nepal, will meet Txikon at Everest base camp KATHMANDU: Legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner, who is doing a film on Mt Ama Dablam, has arrived here in Nepal's Capital for a different mission. Messner is scheduled to meet Spanish climber Alex Txikon at the Mt Everest base camp on Monday... Travel 05 Mar, 2017
Row over multiple Mt Manaslu summit points hits certificate issuance  KATHMANDU: It has been more than a month since over 150 climbers returned from Mt Manaslu standing atop the world’s eighth highest peak which lies in western Nepal. But only three climbers have received the summit certificates from the... Travel 14 Nov, 2016
Climbing legend stresses traditional alpinism with Sherpas KATHMANDU: Legendary mountaineer from Italy, Reinhold Messner, has said that Nepali Sherpas are capable of facilitating traditional alpinism on top mountains of the world. Messner, who has devoted his entire 30 years of climbing life to promote... Horoscopes 04 Nov, 2016
