In the world's highest and harshest wilderness — where oxygen thins, winds howl, and every second can separate life from death — Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa has become a legend.
Nepal's federal budget for fiscal year 2083/84 has allocated Rs 7.34 billion for culture and tourism and Rs 2.93 billion for civil aviation, with an extensive slate of infrastructure, heritage conservation, trekking, and airport development measures outlined across both sectors.
Ronak Upreti and Swastika Chaudhary have won the men's and women's titles respectively at the third edition of the Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Open Lead Climbing Competition, held Friday at Astrek Climbing Wall in Kathmandu.
There is a photograph that Arnold Coster does not need to take. He has been there so many times that the view from the upper slopes of Everest no longer needs documenting.