By the time the Killer Mountain's summit teams had returned to high camps, two women had written their names into mountaineering history — one by becoming the oldest woman ever to stand on top of the world's ninth-highest peak, and the other by adding Nanga Parbat to a collection that already included every 8,000-metre summit on earth.
Myanmar has conferred one of its highest religious honours on a Nepali Buddhist scholar, recognising his contributions to Buddhist education and the development of Nepal's sacred heritage including Lumbini.
The Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal (HRA) has launched an eight-day mountain rescue training programme, the first of its kind in Nepal to integrate technical rescue operations with advanced mountain medicine under a single curriculum, officials said on Tuesday.
Myanmar has conferred one of its highest religious honours on a Nepali Buddhist scholar, recognising his contributions to Buddhist education and the development of Nepal's sacred heritage including Lumbini.
The Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal (HRA) has launched an eight-day mountain rescue training programme, the first of its kind in Nepal to integrate technical rescue operations with advanced mountain medicine under a single curriculum, officials said on Tuesday.
More than 20 climbers, including a rope-fixing team of Sherpa guides from Nepal, scaled Nanga Parbat (8,126m), making the season’s first summit on Pakistan’s 8,000‑meter peaks.
Hollywood is set to bring the legendary story of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first person to summit Mount Everest, to the big screen with the biographical film "Tenzing." The movie will hit theaters on October 9, followed by its streaming premiere on Apple TV+ on October 16.
More than 20 climbers, including a rope-fixing team of Sherpa guides from Nepal, scaled Nanga Parbat (8,126m), making the season’s first summit on Pakistan’s 8,000‑meter peaks.
Hollywood is set to bring the legendary story of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first person to summit Mount Everest, to the big screen with the biographical film "Tenzing." The movie will hit theaters on October 9, followed by its streaming premiere on Apple TV+ on October 16.
The Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal (HRA) has launched an eight-day mountain rescue training programme, the first of its kind in Nepal to integrate technical rescue operations with advanced mountain medicine under a single curriculum, officials said on Tuesday.
A new trekking trail giving access to Pochoka Glacial Lake in Manang has been completed, opening one of the Annapurna region's lesser-known alpine destinations to a wider range of visitors.
The Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) and the Aeronautical Society of Nepal (AeSN) have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the unified development, safety, and modernisation of Nepal's aviation sector, the two organisations announced.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has welcomed the announcement of daily direct flights between Pokhara and Dubai by flydubai, set to commence from September 23, 2026, calling it a major breakthrough for international air access to Nepal's tourism capital.
Six major Nepali tourism associations hosted a high-level lunch meeting with European Union ambassadors and heads of mission at The Dwarika's Hotel in Kathmandu on May 26
Seventy volunteers removed 55 sacks of waste from trekking routes around Pisang in Manang during a one-day cleanup campaign, covering ground from Swargadwari Bridge to Ngoro Danda and from Upper Pisang to the Pisang-Ghyaru Bridge.
A wildlife survey in the Manang Ngisyang Block has found the Blue Sheep, locally known as Naur, population to be healthy and stable, a result conservationists say reflects sustained habitat protection efforts in the Annapurna Conservation Area.
The Annapurna Conservation Area Project's Unit Conservation Office in Manang has completed a three-day cleanup campaign along one of Nepal's most popular trekking routes, collecting around 75 sacks of waste from the trail between Tanki Manang and Thorong La Pass.
As the dust settles on the busiest climbing season Mt Everest has ever seen, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has wrapped up its Spring 2026 cleanup campaign with a staggering 90,329 kg of waste hauled off the world's highest mountain, and a clear signal that Everest rangers will remain at the centre of its strategy going forward.
Colorado State has officially proclaimed May 29 as Sherpa Appreciation Day, honouring the extraordinary contributions of the Sherpa community to mountaineering, humanitarian work, and the cultural fabric of the American state
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has placed heritage conservation, cultural promotion, and tourism development at the heart of its policy and programme for fiscal year 2083/84 (2026/27), unveiling a wide-ranging agenda that includes an international film festival, homestay promotion in historic settlements, UNESCO intangible heritage listings, and the restoration of the city's ancient water infrastructure.
Visiting United States Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor on Friday officially unveiled the “Ultra X Gen 2” American cargo drone built by Freefly Systems at Everest Base Camp.
The installation of the world’s highest automatic weather station had made headlines globally in 2022, but it turned out to be rubbish in just four years.
On the occasion of World Protein Day, health experts and officials in Nepal are calling on the public to ignore persistent myths about the poultry industry and recognize chicken and eggs as safe, affordable, and vital sources of protein.
The New York State Assembly has issued a formal proclamation honouring Urgen Sherpa, a Nepali community organiser, Buddhist scholar and advocate, for more than two decades of service to Himalayan and immigrant communities in New York City.
Women remain severely underrepresented across all sectors of tourism transport, in the air, on land and on water, with legal, cultural and structural barriers continuing to block their access to decent work, career advancement and leadership roles, according to a new global report released jointly by UN Tourism and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF).
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