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DoT confirms Everest route to Camp II open; Summit season now underway
30 April 2026The Department of Tourism has issued an official confirmation that the Khumbu Icefall route from Everest Base Camp to Camp II has been fully established, bringing to a close one of the most closely watched route-fixing episodes in recent Everest history and formally opening the 2026 summit season.
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ClimbingLhotse and Manaslu Platinum Jubilees to bring history back to the mountains
30 April 2026Seventy years after two of the world's great 8,000-metre peaks were climbed for the first time, Nepal is preparing to mark the occasion with ceremonies that will take the celebrations back to the very communities that live in the shadow of those mountains.
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ClimbingCzech-led team takes on Makalu I, Makalu II in dual expedition
29 April 2026A Czech-dominated international team has set its sights on two peaks in the Makalu massif this spring, with I.A.M. Treks and Expedition organising simultaneous permitted expeditions to Makalu I (8,463m) and the lesser-attempted Makalu II — also known as Kangchung Tse — at 7,678 metres.
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ClimbingEverest Summiteers Association marks 25th memorial of legendary Everest climber Babu Chhiri Sherpa
29 April 2026he Everest Summiteers Association (ESA) observed the 25th memorial of legendary Everest climber Babu Chhiri Sherpa on Wednesday, commemorating one of Nepal's most celebrated mountaineers with a series of programmes at the Salik and Sangrahalaya in Tilganga and Gaushal, Kathmandu.
