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There are chances of light rain or snowfall at a few places in the high hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi and Bagmati provinces, and at one or two places in similar regions elsewhere.
A team of students from the Nepal Mountain Academy (NMA) successfully reached the summit of Himlung Himal (7,126 metres) on Thursday morning as part of their academic practical training.
A Scutiger khumbu, or Khumbu Himal lazy toad. Photo from Hofmann, Ohler, Baniya, Dubois, Flecks, Jablonski, Schmidt and Dufresnes (2025) Slowly, a pattern emerged; the frogs from Nepal’s Khumbu ...
Four former British special forces soldiers set a new record on Wednesday by climbing Mount Everest in less than five days, without undergoing the usual acclimatisation process on the mountain, by ...
Tourism Ministry official Himal Gautam, director of its mountaineering and adventure section, said Mr Kami Rita’s achievement reflected the country’s wider efforts. “Kami Rita Sherpa’s ...
A Scutiger khumbu, or Khumbu Himal lazy toad. Photo from Hofmann, Ohler, Baniya, Dubois, Flecks, Jablonski, Schmidt and Dufresnes (2025) ...
Philipp Santiago, 45, was preparing to summit the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak, but was exhausted when he reached the final camp (Camp 4) on Wednesday night, Himal Gautam of Nepal's tourism ...
Companies offering two-wheeler ride-sharing or rental services must pay an approval fee of Rs25,000 and an annual renewal charge of Rs12,500. For four-wheelers, the fees rise to Rs50,000 and Rs25 ...
Himal Gautam, a Nepali tourism department official, said. Santiago was tired when he reached the fourth high camp and died resting in his tent. “We’re consulting to bring his body back to the ...