The
mountain chronicler : Once averse to the
mountains, Billi Bierling now dedicates her life
to recording Nepal’s climbing history. Through
the Himalayan Database, she captures the
evolving face of mountaineering, by Xenia
Klaus (kp 21/10/2024)
Dawa
Yangzum Sherpa becomes first Nepali woman to
summit all 8000ers : Her dream came true when
she reached the summit of Shishapangma at 5:30
am on Wednesday, Nepal time, by Suraj Kunwar
(kp 12/10/2024)
Nima
Rinji world’s youngest to summit all 8,000m
peaks : Nima on Wednesday broke the record of
his uncle, Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, who held the
record set in 2019 at the age of 30, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 10/10/2024)
Bodies
of five missing Russian climbers found on Mt
Dhaulagiri : They had last been in contact on
October 6 at 11 pm, after reaching an altitude
of 8,000 metres, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp
09/10/2024)
Govt
opens 57 sub-7000 metres peaks for
mountaineering to provide tourists with options,
by Biken K Dawadi (rep 09/10/2024)
Govt
opens 57 more peaks for climbing (kh
08/10/2024)
Tamting
Sherpa, who climbed all 8,000ers as a porter, is
planning to hang up his boots : Sherpa aims one
last summit of Mt Shishapangma next year, after
two previous climbs, before retiring to focus on
training and rescue work, by Kedar Shiwakoti
(kp 05/08/2024)
Nepal,
China mountaineering agencies agree to enhance
rescue capabilities : An MoU in this regard has
been signed between the NMA and China’s Xizang
Autonomous Region Sports Federation, the latter
being responsible for mountaineering in China
(kp 22/07/2024)
How
bodies of frozen climbers were finally recovered
from Everest ‘death zone’ (kh 20/07/2024)
How
costly will Everest be? Climbing rules are
changing : New regulations will address issues
like garbage, limiting footfall, and revenue
generation from world’s tallest peak, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 06/07/2024), Mount
Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen
garbage (kh 06/07/2024) [In view of the fact that high
mountain tourism on Everest is massively and
sustainably destroying people's habitat, it
should simply be banned, or these tourists
should be obliged to bring all the utensils back
down from the mountain. As Nepal has so far been
left to bear the consequential costs on its own,
the planned fees of about 15,000 dollars are far
too low!]
As
ice melts, Everest's 'death zone' gives up its
ghosts (rep 29/06/2024)
14
climbed Cho Oyu in 70 years. 7 did it last week
to find route : On June 7, the expedition
explored a commercial route, raising hope for
the mountain’s viability from Nepal side (kp
13/06/2024)
Everest
becomes cash cow. Nepal’s top court orders limit
on climbs : Expedition organisers say curbs a
bad idea. Instead, they suggest making novices
climb smaller peaks before Everest, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 01/06/2024)
Indian
climber dies after Everest bid, eighth death
this season (rep 28/05/2024)
Five
climbers die, three missing on Everest this
season (rep 24/05/2024)
Kenyan
climber dies on Everest, Nepali guide missing
(rep 23/05/2024)
Nepali
smashes women's record for fastest ascent of
Everest (rep 23/05/2024), Phunjo
Lama becomes fastest woman to summit Mt Everest
(kh 24/05/2024), Phunjo
Lama reclaims women’s fastest Everest climb
record : Left the base camp at 3:52 pm May 22,
reached summit at 6:23 am and returned to the
camp at 4:18 pm May 23 (kp 24/05/2024)
Actor
and model Chhiring Sherpa atop Sagarmatha
(rep 22/05/2024)
Kami
Rita Sherpa summits Mt. Everest for 30th time
(kh 22/05/2024)
Two
go missing while descending from Everest summit
(ae 22/05/2024)
Nims
Purja allegedly defies helicopter ban, lands at
Everest Camp II (kh 20/05/2024)
Two
climbers from Mongolia go missing during Everest
expedition (rep 14/05/2024), Adverse
weather hampers Mt Everest expedition; Search
for missing climbers continues (kh
15/05/2024), Mongolian
dies on Everest in season’s first fatality. His
compatriot still missing (kp 18/05/2024)
Kamirita
Sherpa achieves historic 29th ascent of Mt
Everest (kh 12/05/2024), Kami
Rita summits Everest 29th time, eyes yet another
climb this season : His contender Pasang Dawa
Sherpa with 27 summits says he ‘doesn’t want’ to
race in thin air, by Sangam Prasain (kp
13/05/2024)
First
Spring ascent of Mt Everest; 10 climbers reach
summit (kh 11/05/2024), Ten
Sherpa members scale Mt Everest (rep
11/05/2024)
Everest:
A high-altitude garbage dump : It could pose
health risks for transient climbers but a more
serious threat to people living in nearby
settlements, by Suzanne OConnell &
Alton C Byers (kp 10/05/2024)
Nepali
guide dies on Himalayan peak as climbing season
begins (rep 10/05/2024)
Is
it possible to limit the number of climbers?,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 08/05/2024)
414
climbers granted permission to scale Mount
Everest (kh 07/05/2024)
Rs
635.7 mln revenue collected from mountaineering
in two months (rn 02/05/2024) [That's not even 45 million
euros! Considering the severe environmental and
waste problems caused by mountaineering, this is
peanuts!]
Record-holder
climber Kami Rita to ascend Mt Everest for 29th
time (rep 01/05/2024)
Nepalis
demand safeguards a decade after deadly Everest
disaster, by Paavan Mathema (ae 16/04/2024)
63
climbers receive permits for Mt Everest
expedition in Spring (kh 02/04/2024)
DoT
to issue permits for Mt Everest ascent from
today (kh 26/03/2024)
As
many as 400 foreign climbers set to climb Mt
Everest this Spring (kh 11/03/2024)
Tracking
chip now mandatory for Everest aspirants : As
fatalities on Everest continue to grow, the
government has made tracking devices compulsory
for climbers and guides for prompt search and
rescue, by Sangam Prasain (kp 07/03/2024)
Dispelling
myths about climbing : Nepal’s Himalayan peaks
are not crowded, and they have not run out of
mountaineering challenges, by Edward Morgan
(nt 23/02/2024), Mt
Everest (Pvt) Ltd : A century after the first
attempt to climb the world’s highest mountain,
it is not so lonely at the top, bny Vishad
Onta (nt 23/02/2024)
Mount
Everest: Climbers will need to bring poo back to
base camp (kh 08/02/2024)
Mountain
climbers do not receive certificates even after
mountain conquest; 15-day deadline for
complaints (rep 08/01/2024)
Govt
grants NMA 5-year extension to manage and
promote 27 peaks (rep 05/01/2024)
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