The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has issued its #NepalNOW Situation Update – 18, reporting that most major highways across the country remain open, though travel is slow in some areas due to rain and landslides.
The Hamdeli Ramdung Peak 2025 Expedition, an international all-women climbing initiative led by IFMGA guide Pasang Kidar Sherpa, has achieved success on Yalung Ri (5,630m) after heavy snowfall prevented their planned ascent of Ramdung Peak (5,930m).
Nepal’s autumn climbing season drew as many as 802 mountaineers from 72 countries have secured permits to climb peaks ranging from Everest to Ama Dablam, according to the Department of Tourism.
Russian climbers Aleksei Kozlov and Anastasiia Zhirnova successfully summited Lobuche Peak (6,119m) on Friday, marking a major step in their ongoing Ama Dablam Expedition, according to 14 Peaks Expeditions.
The body of a Korean climber who went missing on Mera Peak has been recovered, while his Nepali mountain guide has been rescued safely, officials confirmed on Monday.
If the Himalayas are the heart of Nepal, then Tsering Pemba Sherpa is one of its strongest pulses—a mountaineer, rescuer, and guide whose life embodies the Sherpa spirit of courage and compassion.
ounder of Nepal Dynamic Eco Tours, Doma Paudel, has been honored with the Bob & Jang/Xavier Academy Conservation Award 2025 for her remarkable contributions to wildlife conservation, community development, and sustainable tourism in and around Chitwan National Park.
A Swiss mother-daughter duo successfully reached the summit of Mt. Ama Dablam (6,812m) on Monday morning, marking an inspiring ascent during the autumn climbing season.
A historic moment unfolded high in the Himalayas on Tuesday morning when Iranian climber Afsaneh Hesami Fard reached the summit of Mt. Cho Oyu (8,188m), completing her journey across all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks.