Nepal has made an urgent appeal to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage for a rapid and direct response to the catastrophic Bhote Koshi flash floods, saying the disaster has caused losses and disruption beyond the country's immediate response capacity.
Nepal's major trekking and mountaineering destinations remain operational for the upcoming autumn season despite the devastating flash floods that have affected parts of the country, the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) said.
Preparations for Nepal’s autumn mountaineering season have moved into a new phase on Mt. Manaslu, with the Expedition Operators Association Nepal (EOAN) rope-fixing team opening the climbing route and fixing ropes to approximately 200 metres above Camp I.
Climbers from around the world have started leaving Kathmandu for Samagaun in Gorkha district to begin their autumn expedition on the world’s eighth-highest peak.
A 20-year-old local porter was found dead inside a tent at Manaslu Base Camp, with poor weather preventing authorities from immediately airlifting his body.
Danga Peak in Taplejung’s Kanchenjunga region will become a practical training ground for mountaineering students and instructors as a Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) team begins a week-long field programme there.
Fifteen aspiring mountain guides have reached the final stage of an internationally accredited professional training programme, with their third and final component now under way at Kangla in Manang.
After conquering some of the world’s highest mountains, record-holding climber and former British Gurkha Hari Budha Magar is turning his latest achievement into an appeal for people affected by Nepal’s recent flash floods.
Nepal’s mountaineering and expedition companies have come together to support victims of the Bhotekoshi disaster in Rasuwa, pooling over Rs 4 million for relief efforts.
Seven Summit Treks (SST), a leading Kathmandu-based trekking and expedition company, has mobilised a team of experienced climbing guides to support search and rescue operations in the flood-affected areas of Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts.