Kathmandu, June 2 -- A Nepali mountain guide has gone missing while descending Mount Everest as climbers rushed to conclude their expeditions ahead of the end of the spring climbing season. Dawa Sher... Read More
Kathmandu, May 30 -- The government has prioritised tourism and civil aviation as key drivers of economic transformation in the budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, introducing a new "wellness tourism"... Read More
Kathmandu, May 30 -- A $30,000 (around Rs4.6 million) award has been established to recognise individuals and organisations contributing to the development of Nepal's mountaineering sector and Himalay... Read More
Kathmandu, May 29 -- A record 1,008 climbers successfully summited Mount Everest during the 2026 spring climbing season, according to Nepal's Department of Tourism. Officials said the figure is the hi... Read More
Kathmandu, May 28 -- Renowned Chinese mountaineer He Jing, the first woman to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres without supplementary oxygen, said in Kathmandu on Wednesday that courage should nev... Read More
Kathmandu, May 27 -- Chinese climber Gexi Luori has set a new chapter in mountaineering history by successfully summiting both Everest and Lhotse twice in a single climbing season. This achievement, c... Read More
Kathmandu, May 26 -- Rustam Nabiev, a Russian ex-soldier who lost both legs when a military barracks collapsed in Russia in 2015, has stunned the world by scaling Mt Everest, the world's highest peak,... Read More
Kathmandu, May 21 -- Veteran mountaineering guide Pasang Dawa Sherpa, who climbed Mount Everest for the 30th time on Monday, is set to attempt his 31st ascent of the world's highest peak on Thursday. ... Read More
Kathmandu, May 17 -- Mountaineer Lhakpa Sherpa extended her own world record for the highest number of successful Everest ascents by a woman after scaling the peak for the 11th time on Sunday morning.... Read More
Kathmandu, May 11 -- Flight operations at Tribhuvan International Airport resumed 98 minutes after the airport was shut down on Monday morning following an incident involving a Turkish Airlines aircra... Read More