The US Nepal Climbers Association (USNCA) and the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association (NNMGA) announced today the rescheduling of the third edition of the Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Open Climbing Competition.
IFMGA-certified Nepali guide Abiral Rai has etched his name in mountaineering history by becoming the first person from the Kirat Rai (Thulung Rai) community to summit Mount Vinson, Antarctica's highest peak at 4,892 meters.
The Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) has underscored the need to integrate Buddhist heritage-based pilgrimage and spirituality with trekking and mountain tourism in the Nepalese Himalayas.
Nepal has been conferred the prestigious “Tourism Abode of the Eastern Himalayas” Award at the 9th Bengal Travel Mart (BTM) 2026, recognising the country’s growing profile as a key experiential tourism destination in the Eastern Himalayan region.
An all-Nepali team of mountaineering guides has successfully completed the first-ever winter ascent of three virgin peaks—Ghyun I (6,099m), Ghyun II (6,029m) and Ghyun III (6,027m)—in the remote Ghyun Himal range of Upper Mustang.
Renowned Nepali mountaineer Sanu Sherpa, along with Iranian climber Abolfazl Gozali, successfully summited Mount Makalu (8,485 metres) on Thursday morning, completing a rare winter ascent of the world’s fifth-highest peak.
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) is showcasing Nepal’s diverse tourism offerings at MATKA 2026—the largest travel fair in the Nordic region—currently underway at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre in Finland.
A Sherpa climber has died and an Iranian alpinist is missing on Mt. Makalu after a team from Makalu Adventure reportedly reached the summit of the world’s fifth-highest mountain.
A team of Sherpa climbers from 8K Expeditions arrived at Makalu Base Camp this morning to conduct a search and recovery operation for climbers reported dead and missing above 7,000 meters on the world’s fifth-highest mountain.
Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai has highlighted tourism as one of the most tangible and effective expressions of Nepal’s soft power, stressing the need for stronger coordination among key institutions to promote the country globally.