A four-member Russian expedition has received permission to climb Mount Everest during the autumn 2026 season, with the team planning to attempt a route other than the standard Everest route.
Expedition operators said today that climbing activities on Mt Dhaulagiri had resumed after weather conditions improved following torrential rain and heavy snowfall that hit the mountain region a few days ago.
Rescuers recovered four more bodies from the Himlung Himal Base Camp avalanche site on Thursday, taking the death toll to 11 as the search for workers still buried under deep snow continues.
Rescuers have recovered 15 bodies from the Himlung Himal Base Camp avalanche site, with the search continuing for Pasang Nuri Sherpa of Okhaldhunga, according to Himalayan Holidays General Manager Devashish Malla.
Expedition operators have mobilised additional climbers and route-opening and rope-fixing teams to ensure the trekking route from Koto to Himlung Himal Base Camp is safe and accessible following an avalanche that left one person missing.
After pausing expeditions on Mount Dhaulagiri for nearly a week, many climbers who returned to the mountain have already reached above Camp I in an attempt to scale the world’s seventh-highest peak.
Nepali mountaineer and outdoor education expert Jagan Nath Timilsina has been awarded the 2026 NOLS Alaska Merit Award. NOLS Alaska Program Manager Caio Poletti Romano presented him with the honor.
The rope-fixing team on Mount Dhaulagiri has reached about 400 metres above Camp II as autumn expedition teams prepare for higher-altitude rotations and summit attempts.