Nepal reassures Everest climbers on safety a year after deadly avalanche
10 years, 1 month ago

Nepal reassures Everest climbers on safety a year after deadly avalanche

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Nepal will arrange regular weather forecasts and tighten safety measures on Mount Everest to reassure climbers, an official said on Monday, Nepal will arrange regular weather forecasts and tighten safety measures on Mount Everest to reassure climbers, an official said on Monday, after an avalanche killed 16 sherpas last year in the worst disaster in the history of the world’s highest mountain. The country’s climbing season starts in March and runs through May, attracting hundreds of climbers who are expected to ascend the 8,850-meter mountain by the normal South East Ridge route. Nepal is developing a system with meteorological officials to provide regular weather forecasts, and is discussing adoption of a GPS tracking system for climbers, tourism official Pushpa Raj Katuwal told reporters. The South East Ridge route on Everest passes through the treacherous Khumbu icefall and the South Col, pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in their historic 1953 ascent.

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Nepal hikes climbing fees for highest peak
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nepal hikes climbing fees for highest peak

China Daily  

Yaks carry goods to a base camp of Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest in the West, in 2024. Under the revised mountaineering regulations, the royalty fee for foreigners climbing Everest from the normal south route in the spring season has been raised to $15,000 from the current $11,000 per person. For Nepali climbers, the royalty fee for the normal …

Nepal hikes climbing fees for highest peak
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nepal hikes climbing fees for highest peak

China Daily  

Yaks carry goods to a base camp of Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest in the West, in 2024. Under the revised mountaineering regulations, the royalty fee for foreigners climbing Everest from the normal south route in the spring season has been raised to $15,000 from the current $11,000 per person. For Nepali climbers, the royalty fee for the normal …

Nepal resumes rescue helicopter flights to Mount Everest
2 months ago

Nepal resumes rescue helicopter flights to Mount Everest

Raw Story  

Nepali airlines have resumed rescue helicopter flights to the Everest region, an aviation industry official announced Tuesday, following weeks of suspension prompted by protests from locals citing environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers. On Tuesday, association official Pratap Jung Pandey told AFP that rescue flights were reopened Saturday "on humanitarian grounds". According to the association, the Everest region …

Nepal hikes Mount Everest climbing fee by 36%
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2 months, 1 week ago

Nepal hikes Mount Everest climbing fee by 36%

The Hindu  

Nepal has sharply increased permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by 36 per cent and also introduced a slew of measures aimed at controlling garbage pollution on the world's tallest peak, officials said. Under the revised mountaineering regulations, the royalty fee for foreigners climbing Everest from the normal south route in the spring season has been raised to USD 15,000 …

Mount Everest climbing gets costlier, Nepal hikes permit fees to this amount: Check details
2 months, 1 week ago

Mount Everest climbing gets costlier, Nepal hikes permit fees to this amount: Check details

India TV News  

Not good news for mountaineering enthusiasts as Nepal has decided to sharply increase the permit fees for climbing the world's highest mountain peak, Mount Everest, by at least 36 per cent, officials said. This new measure, which comes as an effort to control garbage pollution at the tallest peak, will see the royalty fee for foreigners climbing Everest from the …

Climbing Everest just got pricier. Nepal hikes permit fee by 36%
2 months, 1 week ago

Climbing Everest just got pricier. Nepal hikes permit fee by 36%

India Today  

The Nepalese government is considering hiking the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by 36%. Since Nepal has not increased the permit fees in almost a decade now, this will surely prove to be a costly endeavour for adventurists looking to scale the tallest mountain in the world. Permit fees along with foreign expenditures are crucial for generating revenue and …

Nepal makes climbing Mt Everest more expensive amid growing environmental concern
2 months, 1 week ago

Nepal makes climbing Mt Everest more expensive amid growing environmental concern

Firstpost  

The new rate will come into effect from September and apply for the popular climbing April-May season along the standard South East Ridge, or South Col route A tourist looks at a view of Mt. Reuters Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for …

Climbing Mount Everest becomes more expensive in new bid to tackle overtourism
2 months, 1 week ago

Climbing Mount Everest becomes more expensive in new bid to tackle overtourism

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nepal is set to increase the cost of climbing Mount Everest, marking the first price hike …

Indian climber rescued from Everest dies in hospital as season closes
10 months ago

Indian climber rescued from Everest dies in hospital as season closes

The Hindu  

An Indian climber who was evacuated from Mount Everest after he fell ill last week has died, taking the number of deaths this season on the world’s highest peak to five, officials said on Wednesday. One Nepali climber, Binod Babu Bastakoti, 37, died last week in the so-called death zone, which has a very low oxygen level, while descending after …

Concerns grow over overcrowding on Mount Everest with one Brit missing
10 months ago

Concerns grow over overcrowding on Mount Everest with one Brit missing

The Independent  

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Indian mountaineer rescued from Mt Everest dies, 8th death in this season
10 months ago

Indian mountaineer rescued from Mt Everest dies, 8th death in this season

Hindustan Times  

An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world's highest mountain to eight. Three more died climbing other Nepali peaks including a Romanian aiming for Lhotse, which neighbours Everest, while a French and a Nepali climber died on Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain. …

Nepal: Everest Spring climbing season begins, China reopens Tibetan route as record number of climbers expected
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepal: Everest Spring climbing season begins, China reopens Tibetan route as record number of climbers expected

Hindustan Times  

Ten Nepali climbers reached the top of Mount Everest late Friday from its southern approach, opening the route for hundreds of summit hopefuls. Nepal: Everest Spring climbing season begins, China reopens Tibetan route as record number of climbers expected Every year, the first summit of Everest is by a team from one of Nepal's expedition organising companies, who prepare the …

Everest climbers will have to take their poop away with them, as Nepal tries to address growing waste problem
1 year ago

Everest climbers will have to take their poop away with them, as Nepal tries to address growing waste problem

CNN  

Those hoping to climb Everest this year will have to make some slight adjustments to their packing list, as new rules now mandate that climbers bring their excrement down with them from the world’s highest peak, in a bid to tackle pollution. Mountaineers' tents at Camp 2 of Everest on May 8, 2021 Pemba Dorje Sherpa/AFP/Getty Images With gear, food, …

Explained: Why this season has been so dangerous for Everest climbers
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained: Why this season has been so dangerous for Everest climbers

Firstpost  

A combination of extreme weather, corner-cutting on safety, and inexperienced and ‘impatient’ foreign climbers has resulted in one of the peak’s deadliest mountaineering seasons Scaling Mount Everest was never an easy task but this season has turned out to be the deadliest. “This season was very bad overall,” said expedition organiser Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, of Imagine Nepal Trek and Expedition, …

Record Mount Everest season in Nepal also one of its deadliest
1 year, 9 months ago

Record Mount Everest season in Nepal also one of its deadliest

Al Jazeera  

Climbers say several of the 17 people killed or missing and presumed dead this season could have avoided the disaster. “This season was very bad overall,” said expedition organiser Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, of Imagine Nepal Trek and Expedition, whose team was responsible for opening the route to the summit. Mingma Gyalje Sherpa said the freezing weather and high winds meant …

Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue ‘in my life’
1 year, 9 months ago

Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue ‘in my life’

CNN  

CNN — Gelje Sherpa was on his way to the top of the world’s highest mountain when he spotted the climber clinging to the rope. They were in the “death zone,” an area near the summit of Mount Everest where temperatures are extremely low and where there isn’t enough oxygen to breathe unaided for more than a few minutes. The …

Why Nepal is not relocating the Everest base camp despite growing climate change threat – Firstpost
1 year, 9 months ago

Why Nepal is not relocating the Everest base camp despite growing climate change threat – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Sherpas, the backbone of the mountaineering industry, are opposed to Nepal’s plans to relocate the Everest base camp elsewhere. Community leaders said that in addition to the proposal being impractical, the government has failed to come up with a viable alternative Numerous climbers arrive at Mount Everest’s base camp each year with the aim of reaching the top with the …

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. Among those honored were Sherpa guides Kami Rita, who climbed Everest twice this season for a record 28 times overall, and Sanu Sherpa, who has climbed all of the world’s 14 highest peaks twice. Hari Budha Magar, who became …

Everest continues to attract climbers 70 years after first summit
1 year, 10 months ago

Everest continues to attract climbers 70 years after first summit

Al Jazeera  

The first ascent brought Nepal to the world’s attention and its mountains have since captivated both adventurers and tourists. When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa first climbed Mount Everest 70 years ago, they paved the way for thousands of foreign climbers to try to follow in their footsteps. A lot has changed.” Since the first British teams set their …

Climbers celebrate Mount Everest 70th anniversary amid melting glaciers, rising temperatures
1 year, 10 months ago

Climbers celebrate Mount Everest 70th anniversary amid melting glaciers, rising temperatures

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — As the mountaineering community prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest, there is growing concern about temperatures rising, glaciers and snow melting, and weather getting harsh and unpredictable on the world’s tallest mountain. “The effects of climate change are hitting not just the fishes of Antarctica, the whales or the penguins, but …

Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest mountain guides said Thursday he’s not ready to retire after climbing Mount Everest for a record 28th time. Nepalese Sherpa Kami Rita reached the 8,849-meter summit of the world’s highest mountain on Tuesday, beating his own record less than a week after setting it. Kami Rita reached the summit a day after fellow …

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the record 28th time
55 years, 2 months ago

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the record 28th time

CNN  

A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year’s climbing season reached 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-meter summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali tourism official Bigyan Koirala, following his 27th …

Nepali sherpa Kami Rita scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepali sherpa Kami Rita scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11

The Hindu  

A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on May 23, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year's climbing season reached 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-metre summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali tourism official Bigyan Koirala, following his …

Sherpa climbs Everest 26th time, matching record set by fellow Nepalese guide
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa climbs Everest 26th time, matching record set by fellow Nepalese guide

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. The season’s first wave of climbers reached the summit this weekend as Sherpa guides fixed ropes and made paths for the hundreds of climbers who will attempt …

Nepal issues record number of permits to climb Mount Everest
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal issues record number of permits to climb Mount Everest

CNN  

CNN — Nepal has issued permits for a record 463 climbers so far for this spring season’s expeditions to Mount Everest even as experts worry about dangerous overcrowding at the summit. Spring is the prime time to climb Mount Everest, although some mountaineers might climb in the less favorable autumn season. The climbers, along with staff members and Sherpa guides, …

Nepal issues record 454 permits to climb Mount Everest despite fears of overcrowding
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal issues record 454 permits to climb Mount Everest despite fears of overcrowding

The Independent  

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Nepal issues record 454 Mount Everest climbing permits
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal issues record 454 Mount Everest climbing permits

Al Jazeera  

More than 900 climbers to head up the world’s highest peak four years after at least four deaths were blamed on overcrowding. Nepal has issued a record 454 permits to climb Mount Everest this spring, officials say, four years after at least four deaths on the world’s highest peak were blamed on overcrowding. “This is the highest number of permits …

Indian climber who fell into deep Annapurna crevasse rescued
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian climber who fell into deep Annapurna crevasse rescued

The Independent  

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Three missing on Everest as avalanche rips through popular route for climbers
1 year, 11 months ago

Three missing on Everest as avalanche rips through popular route for climbers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three sherpas from Nepal are …

3 Sherpa climbers missing after falling on Mount Everest
1 year, 11 months ago

3 Sherpa climbers missing after falling on Mount Everest

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Three Sherpa climbers were missing Wednesday after they fell into a deep crevasse on a treacherous section of Mount Everest just above the base camp, a Nepalese mountaineering official said. They fell into the crevasse, thought to be about 50 meters deep, on Wednesday morning as they were moving toward the first camp on the world’s highest …

Famed American ski mountaineer missing in Nepal mountain
2 years, 6 months ago

Famed American ski mountaineer missing in Nepal mountain

The Independent  

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UK climber poised to reach Everest summit for record-breaking 16th time
2 years, 10 months ago

UK climber poised to reach Everest summit for record-breaking 16th time

The Independent  

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Sherpa extends own record for climbing Mount Everest after reaching summit 26th time
2 years, 10 months ago

Sherpa extends own record for climbing Mount Everest after reaching summit 26th time

The Independent  

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An Everest season like no other in Nepal amid a deadly pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

An Everest season like no other in Nepal amid a deadly pandemic

Al Jazeera  

Lakpa Sherpa has climbed Everest seven times. The warmer spring weather usually signals safer conditions for scaling Everest and other Himalayan peaks, but this year it coincided with a deadly second wave of virus infections engulfing Nepal, reports of more than 9,000 daily cases in May. Yet authorities in Nepal have not acknowledged a single case on the mountain, with …

Queueing at top of the world: Climbers are scaling Everest in record numbers despite Covid outbreaks
3 years, 9 months ago

Queueing at top of the world: Climbers are scaling Everest in record numbers despite Covid outbreaks

Daily Mail  

Climbers have been scaling Mount Everest in record numbers this spring, forming queues to the summit amid a surge in coronavirus cases and fears they are spreading a new Nepalese strain across the globe. Mount Everest has issued a record number of permits, worth around £3 million, after last year's peak season was ruined by coronavirus Dozens of climbers are …

When the pandemic hits the highest peak
3 years, 10 months ago

When the pandemic hits the highest peak

Hindustan Times  

A coronavirus outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff, according to a report by Associated Press on Sunday. Lukas Furtenbach, an expedition organiser, said there were at least “100 people minimum positive for Covid in base camp, and then the numbers might be something like 150 or 200.” Other climbers have talked about the …

US and Swiss climbers die on Everest in first climbing casualties of 2021
3 years, 10 months ago

US and Swiss climbers die on Everest in first climbing casualties of 2021

The Independent  

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Climbers to return to Mount Everest after Nepal’s COVID closure
4 years ago

Climbers to return to Mount Everest after Nepal’s COVID closure

Al Jazeera  

More than 300 foreign climbers likely to attempt to scale the world’s tallest peak beginning in April after a year of closure due to coronavirus. Hundreds of climbers are set to return to Mount Everest for the first time next month under strict conditions, government officials and mountaineers said, as the world’s tallest peak reopens after a year of closure …

Nepal reopens Everest for trekking season despite virus concerns
4 years, 7 months ago

Nepal reopens Everest for trekking season despite virus concerns

Deccan Chronicle  

Kathmandu: Nepal has reopened its mountains -- including Everest -- for the autumn trekking and climbing season in a bid to boost the struggling tourism sector, officials said Friday, despite coronavirus uncertainty. "It would be a relief for mountaineering workers if we can run expeditions after an empty spring season," Sherpa said. Autumn summits on Everest last year were thwarted …

No work and little savings, Nepal’s Sherpa widows face battle
4 years, 8 months ago

No work and little savings, Nepal’s Sherpa widows face battle

Al Jazeera  

Nepal’s decision to close mountains due to coronavirus has rendered about 200,000 people working as guides jobless. After conquering Mount Everest and shattering taboos, two Nepali Sherpa widows face a new challenge – the coronavirus pandemic – which has shut down all climbing and trekking activities, leaving them without jobs. Nima Doma Sherpa and Furdiki Sherpa made global headlines when …

Mount Everest closed over coronavirus fears
5 years ago

Mount Everest closed over coronavirus fears

CNN  

CNN — The coronavirus outbreak has reached the top of the world. Nepal announced on Friday it is shutting down all expeditions on Mount Everest for the rest of this year’s climbing season amid the worsening global pandemic. The decision comes at the start of this year’s closely watched climbing season, which was already getting underway amid concerns around overcrowding …

Nepal shuts Mount Everest ahead of climbing season amid coronavirus fears
5 years ago

Nepal shuts Mount Everest ahead of climbing season amid coronavirus fears

ABC  

Nepal says it will ban foreigners from climbing Mount Everest this year in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Key points: The peak climbing season is from March to May and attracts a large number of Australians Nepal makes more than $5 million a year just from the permit fees it charges climbers each year Clearing Everest of climbers may allow …

Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers over coronavirus fears
5 years ago

Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers over coronavirus fears

Al Jazeera  

The Himalayan nation will also stop issuing visas on arrival after UN health agency declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Nepal will stop issuing visas on arrival until April 30 and closed all of its peaks, including Mount Everest, this climbing season because of fears of the coronavirus pandemic, according to government officials. Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai said expeditions to all peaks …

Nepalese-owned operators take lead on world’s highest peaks
5 years, 2 months ago

Nepalese-owned operators take lead on world’s highest peaks

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Once relegated to support staff, Nepalese climbers famous for their skills on the world’s highest peaks are emerging out of the shadows of their Western peers. “Nepalese operators have made a leap in mountaineering sector because they are less expensive, more experienced, have collected equipment and gears over the years they can use and have to pay …

Everest climbers will now have to disclose full medical history, mandatory insurance
5 years, 3 months ago

Everest climbers will now have to disclose full medical history, mandatory insurance

India TV News  

Climbers at Mount Everest will now be needed to disclose their full medical history. According to a new set of rules drafted by Nepal's Tourism Department, climbers would also be required to submit a medical report by a certified doctor, along with a mandatory insurance in order to obtain the permit to climb mountains in Nepal, including the world's tallest …

Nepal considers stopping less experienced climbers from scaling Everest over safety fears
5 years, 7 months ago

Nepal considers stopping less experienced climbers from scaling Everest over safety fears

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new safety rules, which aim to address deadly …

Nepal looks to limit Everest access after deaths, but doubts linger
5 years, 9 months ago

Nepal looks to limit Everest access after deaths, but doubts linger

The Hindu  

Under pressure after a deadly season on traffic-clogged Mount Everest, Nepal is considering tightening access to the world's highest peak, but mountaineering experts fear the proposed changes could amount to little more than lip service. “People who know nothing of climbing, never been on a mountain, came and tried to climb Everest,” Chilean mountaineer Juan Pablo Mohr told AFP after …

Nepal looks to limit Everest access after 11 die this climbing season
5 years, 9 months ago

Nepal looks to limit Everest access after 11 die this climbing season

Hindustan Times  

Under pressure after a deadly season on traffic-clogged Mount Everest, Nepal is considering tightening access to the world’s highest peak, but mountaineering experts fear the proposed changes could amount to little more than lip service. “People who know nothing of climbing, never been on a mountain, came and tried to climb Everest,” Chilean mountaineer Juan Pablo Mohr told AFP after …

Why a deadly shadow hangs over Mount Everest summit
5 years, 10 months ago

Why a deadly shadow hangs over Mount Everest summit

The Hindu  

As the return of cloud and frozen hurricane-force winds seal off Mount Everest for another year, questions are being asked about how to police the world's highest peak after the deadliest climbing season in years. As the blame game is played out, here are some of the problems facing the lucrative Everest industry -- and potential solutions: - Summit Days …

Amid Deadly Season On Everest, Nepal Has No Plans To Issue Fewer Permits
5 years, 10 months ago

Amid Deadly Season On Everest, Nepal Has No Plans To Issue Fewer Permits

NPR  

Amid Deadly Season On Everest, Nepal Has No Plans To Issue Fewer Permits Enlarge this image toggle caption Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images Nepal's tourism board is defending the number of permits it issued to climb Mount Everest for this season in which 11 people have died. Enlarge this image toggle caption Nirmal Purja/AP Nirmal Purja/AP "You essentially have …

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