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Indian tourists fill Pokhara hotels as off-season boom surprises tourism industry
23 June 2026What the tourism industry typically writes off as the off-season has turned into something of a windfall for Pokhara this year, with a surge of Indian visitors filling hotels, crowding the lakeside promenade and keeping Fewa Lake's boat operators busier than they have been in years.
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EnvironmentACAP cleans up Thorong La trail in three-day campaign
23 June 2026The Annapurna Conservation Area Project's Unit Conservation Office in Manang has completed a three-day cleanup campaign along one of Nepal's most popular trekking routes, collecting around 75 sacks of waste from the trail between Tanki Manang and Thorong La Pass.
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ClimbingNMA, NTB launch fourth Professional Mountain Guide training course
23 June 2026The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) and the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) have jointly launched the fourth Fundamental Skill Course of the Professional Mountain Guide (PMG) Training, with 40 participants set to undergo training across Kathmandu and Kanani in Nuwakot district until July 6.
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ClimbingNima Rinji Sherpa summits Denali as youngest 14-peak record holder sets sights on Seven Summits
22 June 2026Nima Rinji Sherpa, the world's youngest climber to have summited all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks, has added Denali in Alaska to his climbing resume, reaching the summit on June 19 as part of a family-led expedition that marks the next chapter of his mountaineering journey, a bid to complete the Seven Summits.
