Nepal: Everest Spring climbing season begins, China reopens Tibetan route as record number of climbers expected
10 months, 1 week 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 way for paying clients to follow. A statement issued from the field office of Nepal's tourism department at the Everest base camp said that the team reached that summit at 8:15 pm. Nepal has issued 414 permits to mountaineers for this year's spring climbing season, which runs from April to early June.

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No more solo climbs on Everest. Nepal bans lone climbers on Everest, other peaks
1 month, 1 week ago

No more solo climbs on Everest. Nepal bans lone climbers on Everest, other peaks

India Today  

The Nepalese government has now banned solo expeditions on Mount Everest and all mountains higher than 8,000 meters, which makes Nepal the only country that does not allow solo trekking of any kind. ELIMINATION OF SOLO CLIMBING NEPAL'S PEAK SUMMITS In solo climbing of the 8,000-meter high mountains in Nepal, climbers would require an altitude worker to supervise them or …

Nepal bans solo expedition of all mountain peaks above 8,000 meters
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nepal bans solo expedition of all mountain peaks above 8,000 meters

Op India  

Nepal has officially banned solo expeditions to all mountains above 8,000 meters, including Mount Everest, by amending its mountaineering regulations, according to the government publication, Nepal Gazette. “When climbing a mountain peak with an altitude of more than eight thousand meters, every two members of the mountaineering team must be accompanied by at least one altitude worker or mountain guide, …

Nepal resumes rescue helicopter flights to Mount Everest
1 month, 2 weeks 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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1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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%
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Nepalese teenager sets world record by climbing all 14 of Earth’s highest peaks
5 months, 1 week ago

Nepalese teenager sets world record by climbing all 14 of Earth’s highest peaks

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. Nima Rinji Sherpa set the record after reaching the …

Nepali becomes youngest to climb world's 8,000 m peaks
5 months, 1 week ago

Nepali becomes youngest to climb world's 8,000 m peaks

The Hindu  

An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer on Wednesday broke the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks, his team said. Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Tibet's 8,027-metre-high Shisha Pangma on Wednesday morning, completing his mission to stand on the world's highest peaks. 'Proud moment' Nima Rinji Sherpa, who already holds multiple records from …

Indian climber rescued from Everest dies in hospital as season closes
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Indian mountaineer rescued from Mt Everest dies, 8th death in this season
9 months, 2 weeks 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’s Kami Rita Sherpa Scales Everest For Record 30th Time
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa Scales Everest For Record 30th Time

News 18  

A Nepali sherpa guide scaled the summit of Mount Everest for a record 30th time on Wednesday, an official said, while two climbers went missing while descending from the world’s tallest peak. Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, reached the 8,849-metre peak by the traditional southeast ridge route, Nepali tourism official Khim Lal Gautam said. He “broke his own record … this …

Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time Wednesday, completing his second climb this month to the top of the world. He also climbed Mount Everest twice last year, setting the record for most climbs of the world’s highest mountain on the first and extending it less than a week later. …

Sherpa guide Kami Rita shatters his own record and scales Everest for the 29th time
10 months, 1 week ago

Sherpa guide Kami Rita shatters his own record and scales Everest for the 29th time

The Independent  

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Nepal court orders limit on Everest climbing permits
10 months, 1 week ago

Nepal court orders limit on Everest climbing permits

The Hindu  

Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed, just as expeditions prepare for the spring climbing season. Lawyer Deepak Bikram Mishra, who had filed a petition urging permits to be curtailed, told AFP that the court had responded to public concerns about Nepal's mountains and …

Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ beats own record by climbing summit for 29th time
10 months, 1 week ago

Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ beats own record by climbing summit for 29th time

Al Jazeera  

Kami Rita and fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa have been competing for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak. One of the world’s most skilled climbing guides on Mount Everest has reached the Earth’s highest peak for the 29th time, beating his own record for most times to the summit, according to expedition organisers. “Back again for …

Kenton Cool/Kami Rita Sherpa: Nepali and British climbers break their own records with successful Everest ascents
10 months, 1 week ago

Kenton Cool/Kami Rita Sherpa: Nepali and British climbers break their own records with successful Everest ascents

CNN  

CNN — A British climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday. Rakesh Gurung, director of Nepal’s Department of Tourism, said Britain’s Kenton Cool, 50, and Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, climbed the 8,849-meter peak for the 18th and 29th time, respectively. …

Everest climbers will have to take their poop away with them, as Nepal tries to address growing waste problem
11 months, 3 weeks 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, …

‘Mt. Everest dirty, crowded now,’ says last-surviving Sherpa from Edmund Hillary’s team
1 year ago

‘Mt. Everest dirty, crowded now,’ says last-surviving Sherpa from Edmund Hillary’s team

The Hindu  

The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world's highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected. Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop …

Record-setting Sherpa guide sets a new climbing goal for the world's highest peaks
1 year, 7 months ago

Record-setting Sherpa guide sets a new climbing goal for the world's highest peaks

The Independent  

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Veteran Sherpa guides to compete next season for Everest ascent record
1 year, 9 months ago

Veteran Sherpa guides to compete next season for Everest ascent record

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. Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa, 48, plans to climb the …

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, …

How the climb up Mount Everest has changed in 70 years
1 year, 9 months ago

How the climb up Mount Everest has changed in 70 years

The Hindu  

It is June 2, 1953. The other headline comes from 7,331 kilometres away, with an equally splendid silhouette of the world’s highest peak: “Everest is Conquered: Hillary and Tenzing reach the summit”. On May 29, New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepal’s Tenzing Norgay Sherpa made their historic ascent of Mount Everest, reaching the peak at 29,032 feet. Sir Edmund …

Sherpas pass up Everest summit in order to rescue missing climber
55 years, 2 months ago

Sherpas pass up Everest summit in order to rescue missing climber

CNN  

A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a “very rare” high altitude rescue, a government official said on Wednesday. Gelje Sherpa, 30, was guiding a Chinese client to the 8,849 meter Everest summit on May 18 when he saw the Malaysian climber clinging to a rope …

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest
1 year, 9 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, 9 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 …

Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire
1 year, 9 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, 9 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 …

Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa successfully scales Mt. Everest for the 28th time, sets new world record
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa successfully scales Mt. Everest for the 28th time, sets new world record

India TV News  

Veteran mountain climber Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt. Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, breaking his own record for the largest number of ascents on the world's most elevated top, less than a week after setting it. The 53-year-old record-holding mountain guide remained on the 8848.86 meters-high top at around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, as indicated by Chhang Dawa …

Famous Nepalese Sherpa guide sets world record, scales Mt Everest for 27th time
1 year, 10 months ago

Famous Nepalese Sherpa guide sets world record, scales Mt Everest for 27th time

Firstpost  

Kathmandu: World-renowned Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday, beating his own record with the highest number of ascends on the world’s highest peak. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, a fellow Sherpa guide, scaled the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, equalling Kami Rita’s previous record for the most …

Nepali sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 27th time, beating his own record
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepali sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 27th time, beating his own record

The Independent  

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Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

The Hindu  

One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on May 17, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record. Kami Rita, 53, reached the 8,849-metre summit guiding a group of climbers on the world’s highest mountain, and was safe …

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on Wednesday, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record. Kami Rita, 53, reached the 8,849-meter summit guiding a group of climbers on the world’s highest mountain, and …

Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

The Independent  

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‘Everest Man’: Nepalese Sherpa climbs summit for record 27th time
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Everest Man’: Nepalese Sherpa climbs summit for record 27th time

Al Jazeera  

Kami Rita reclaims his record after another Nepalese Sherpa tied it by reaching the Himalayan peak for the 26th time on Sunday. Nepalese climber Kami Rita Sherpa has reached the top of Mount Everest for the 27th time, reclaiming the record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain, a government official and his hiking company said. “Yes, Kami …

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 …

Nepali Sherpa Pasang Dawa climbs Mt Everest record 26th time
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepali Sherpa Pasang Dawa climbs Mt Everest record 26th time

Al Jazeera  

A Nepali Sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, officials said, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide, Kami Rita Sherpa, for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, stood atop the 8,849-metre peak on Sunday, becoming the world’s second person to achieve the feat, Bigyan Koirala, a government tourism official, …

Sherpa guide Pasang matches world record by climbing highest peak of Mount Everest for 26th time
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa guide Pasang matches world record by climbing highest peak of Mount Everest for 26th time

India TV News  

A Sherpa guide scaled the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, equalling the record set by a Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. Dawa's first climbing partner is about to reach Everest height for the 27th time Meanwhile, Rita is currently stationed at the Everest base camp and is planning to …

Nepal issues record number of permits to climb Mount Everest
1 year, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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 …

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 …

Famed American ski mountaineer missing in Nepal mountain
2 years, 5 months ago

Famed American ski mountaineer missing in Nepal mountain

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 Rescuers in a helicopter were …

Mountaineers Can Now Scale 30 Unexplored Himalayan Mountains, 10 Trekking Tracks in Uttarakhand
2 years, 7 months ago

Mountaineers Can Now Scale 30 Unexplored Himalayan Mountains, 10 Trekking Tracks in Uttarakhand

News 18  

In a first, the Uttarakhand government has opened 30 peaks for mountaineers and for trekkers in the Himalayan state. “Considering various factors, the forest department found 30 peaks appropriate for mountaineering and another 10 peaks for high altitude trekking. The 10 new trekking peaks are Bhagnyu, Lamchir, Lamchir South, Nar Parbat, Narayan Parbat, Nanda Lapak, Ratangarian, Yan Buk, Mahalay Parbat …

Nepalese climber Sanu Sherpa sets record atop Pakistan mountain
2 years, 7 months ago

Nepalese climber Sanu Sherpa sets record atop Pakistan mountain

Al Jazeera  

Sherpa becomes the first person to climb the world’s 14 tallest peaks twice after reaching top of Gasherbrum II. A 47-year-old Nepalese Sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world’s 14 peaks higher than 8,000 metres for a second time, according to his agency. “It feels so good to be in the mountain.” Nepali mountaineer Sanu Sherpa …

Nepal's tourism department mulls shifting Everest base camp due to risk of melting glacier, unsafe human activity
2 years, 9 months ago

Nepal's tourism department mulls shifting Everest base camp due to risk of melting glacier, unsafe human activity

Hindustan Times  

The Nepal government is contemplating shifting the base camp of Mount Everest as global warming and human activity are making the current location unsafe, a senior official said in Kathmandu on Friday. Nepal's tourism department mulls shifting Everest base camp due to risk of melting glacier, unsafe human activity The current base camp, situated at an altitude of 5,364-metre on …

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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Sherpa guide breaks own record scaling Everest for 26th time
2 years, 10 months ago

Sherpa guide breaks own record scaling Everest for 26th time

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — An experienced Nepalese Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 26th time breaking his own record for the most climbs of the world’s highest peak, expedition organizers said Sunday. Kami Rita reached the 8,849-meter summit on Saturday evening leading a group of Sherpa climbers who fixed ropes along the route so that hundreds of other climbers and …

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 …

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