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15 aspiring guides reach final stage of IFMGA-accredited training in Manang
7 September 2026Fifteen 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.
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ClimbingNMA trainees head to Kanchenjunga for week-long Danga Peak training
6 September 2026Danga 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.
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ClimbingLocal porter found dead in tent at Manaslu Base Camp
5 September 2026A 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.
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ClimbingExpedition teams head for Mt Manaslu as DoT issues permits for 348 climbers
4 September 2026Climbers 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.
