I (Emine Cakir) was born and raised in Eastern Anatolia, in the eastern part of Turkey—a land of high mountains, cold winters, and strong winds. It’s also home to Mount Ararat, the legendary resting place of Noah’s Ark.
Renowned American ski mountaineer Jim Morrison along with filmmaker Jimmy Chin reached above Camp III continuing their final summit push on Mt Everest from the Tibetan side.
Veteran alpinist Sophie Lavaud has successfully summited Annapurna IV (7,525 m) as part of her “Honoring the Pioneers” project, a tribute marking the 75th anniversary of the first French Annapurna Expedition of 1950.
A trio of elite European alpinists, Adam Bielecki of Poland, Felix Berg of Germany, and Hervé Barmasse of Italy, has made a remarkable first ascent of a new route on Numbur (6,958m) in Nepal’s Rolwaling mountain range.
When former British Gurkha Hari Budha Magar lost both legs above the knees to an improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan in 2010, few could have imagined that he would one day stand on the summits of the world’s tallest mountains.
Nepal’s major western tourist hubs, Annapurna Base Camp, Pokhara, and Mustang, have witnessed a remarkable influx of domestic and foreign visitors this autumn, fueled by long festival holidays, favorable weather, and improved trekking infrastructure.
A fresh spell of snowfall has blanketed Nepal’s western Himalayan region, including the popular Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) and Manaslu Circuit trekking routes, following the influence of a low-pressure system developed over the Arabian Sea.
The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has issued a safety advisory urging all climbers and trekkers to avoid traveling to high Himalayan regions and crossing mountain passes due to heavy snowfall reported across Nepal’s northern mountain belts.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) on Tuesday issued a safety advisory urging all trekkers, mountaineers, and tourism stakeholders to exercise extreme caution as heavy snowfall and rainfall have been forecast across various mountain regions.
In a show of regional climate cooperation, senior forestry officials from Nepal, Indonesia, and Viet Nam met in Seoul this week to advance high-integrity forest carbon markets aimed at protecting Asia-Pacific’s rich forest landscapes while promoting sustainable livelihoods.