Anita Karki, an Assistant Head Constable with the Armed Police Force Nepal, has written her name into the institution's history by becoming its first female mountaineer to summit Mount Everest.
Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila has summited Nuptse (7,855m), completing the first leg of her ambitious Triple Crown challenge, a single-season ascent of Nuptse, Lhotse, and Everest without supplemental oxygen.
Lhakpa Sherpa, a 48-year-old Nepali mountaineer, has done it again. On Sunday morning, she reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepal side for the 11th time, the most by any woman in history.
Ukrainian mountaineer Valentyn Sypavin scaled Mt Everest this morning, completing his season’s third 8,000-metre peak as he aims to complete the Everest-Lhotse traverse for the fifth time this season.
A Chinese couple, along with other climbers, scaled Mt Nuptse in the Everest region, becoming the first from China to stand atop the 7,855-metre mountain.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah has congratulated Kami Rita Sherpa and Lhakpa Sherpa on their record-breaking Everest summits on Sunday, calling the achievements a proud moment for Nepal and a tribute to the indomitable spirit of the Sherpa community.
A US-based Pakistani woman mountaineer who was planning a summit push on Mt. Everest was evacuated from Camp II this morning, said an expedition organizer.
A total of 14 climbers, seven international mountaineers and seven Nepali climbers, successfully summited Lhotse (8,516m) over two consecutive days, according to expedition organiser Seven Summit Treks.
Legendary Nepali mountaineer Sanu Sherpa has summited Lhotse (8,516m), adding another peak to his extraordinary pursuit of becoming the first climber in history to summit all 14 eight-thousanders three times.
Phunjo Jangmu Lama, the Nepali climber who holds the world record for the fastest female ascent of Mount Everest, was among eight climbers who successfully summited the world's highest peak on May 18 as part of Altipro Adventures' inaugural Everest expedition.