Renowned British climber Kenton Cool has made history once again by reaching the summit of Mt Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak by a foreign climber.
Bangladeshi mountaineer and UNDP Youth Advocate Ikramul Hasan Shakil has successfully scaled Mt Everest after walking more than 1,300 kilometres from Cox’s Bazar to the base of the world’s highest peak, completing his extraordinary 'Sea to Summit' expedition in just 84 days.
Renowned Nepali mountaineer Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, famously known as Mingma G, was honoured with the International Sagarmatha Award 2082 during a special ceremony marking the 72nd International Sagarmatha Day and the World Summiteers’ Summit in Kathmandu.
Scaling Mt Manaslu is set to become more expensive and regulated as the Government of Nepal revises climbing permit fees and introduces new safety and environmental measures.
Beyond Everest: A Sherpa’s Summit and Hope for Nepal is more than a mountaineering memoir—it’s the gripping true story of Pem Dorjee Sherpa’s rise from poverty in the Himalayas to triumph atop Everest, and ultimately, to a new life in America.
Dr. Sashko Kedev has become the first climber from Macedonia to scale all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks, following the successful summit of Gasherbrum I (G1) on July 20, 2025.
The Himalayan Climate Charter 2025 was officially launched on Saturday during the Summit for Earth in Kathmandu, a joint initiative led by BLACKYAK in collaboration with the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, and the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC).
A devastating flash flood that entered Nepal through the Rasuwagadhi border point early on July 8 has left at least 20 people missing and caused major damage to cross-border trade and infrastructure in northern Rasuwa. Among the missing are three Nepal Police personnel, six Chinese nationals, and 11 Nepali citizens.
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has unveiled its new Tourism Policy 2025, marking the first comprehensive update to the nation’s tourism framework in 17 years.