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On the same day, 67 people, including six Nepali women, climbed Annapurna I
Kathmandu: In the first spring of this year, 67 people have successfully climbed the world’s tenth highest Annapurna (first) mountain known as Killer Mountain on Friday, April 16. It is the first time that so many people have climbed Annapurna on the same day and this is the first time…
Read More »New government order for corona control, hotel restaurant from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Kathmandu: The cabinet meeting held on Monday said that hotels and restaurants should provide services from 8 am to 8 pm following health standards. Home delivery should be done at other times, and hotels and restaurants operating on national highways should follow public health standards to avoid congestion. Nepal Rastra…
Read More »Reconstructed Dharahara to be inaugurated on April 24
Sharmila Pathak Kathmandu: Now the reconstruction of quake-damaged Dharahara has been completed, those willing to savor a panoramic 360 degrees view of Kathmandu Valley may not wait any longer. Come April 24 and the 22-storey rebuilt tower shall be inaugurated on the eve of the day when the 7.6-magnititude Gorkha…
Read More »Tourists to observe Patan from five places of Lalitpur
Lalitpur: Tourists would be taken around a tour of heritage sites in Patan via five routes of Lalitpur, namely Pulchowk, Balkumari, Mahabouddha, Lagankhel and Patandhoka, the Lalitpur Metropolitan City stated. This initiative was inaugurated on Sunday with Lalitpur mayor Chiribabu Maharjan, Ambassador of Finland to Nepal, Mr. Pertti Anttinen, Sri…
Read More »GTEAN’s Happy New Year Program
Kathmandu. Gurung Tourism Entrepreneurs Association (GTEAN) has organized a program of exchanging good wishes on the occasion of New Year 2078 BS. On the occasion, the chief guest Radhika Tamang, Deputy Speaker of Bagmati Province, also released a new calendar published by GTEAN. On the occasion, GTEAN’s founding chairman Kul…
Read More »Avalanche fell from Nuptse Himal
Kathmandu: The Everest climber Surendra Gurung has informed that an avalanche fell from Nuptse Himal at around 11 am on April 16. Hundreds of climbers are at the Everest base camp for the spring climb. According to Gurung, no one has been injured in the avalanche. The current data of Department…
Read More »Army to launch cleanup drive to collect 35 tones of garbage
Kathmandu: Nepal army is going to launch a cleanup drive to collect 35 tones of garbage from the Everest region. The army clean-up campaign of mountains comprising of 43 climbers and guides will be handed over the banner of the campaigns by the Chief the Army staff Purna Chandra Thapa.…
Read More »71 teams get expedition permit for spring climbing
The Department gave the permits to 626 climbers of 71 mountaineering expedition teams as of Friday. Of them, a total 338 mountaineers, including 84 female and 266 males of 36 teams have got the permit for climbing Mt Everest, Department’s Mountaineering Section officer Bhisma Raj Bhattarai said. Similarly, 11 expedition…
Read More »Over three dozen climbers including woman reach atop Annapurna Himal
Fifteen people from Imagine Nepal and 14 people from Seven Summit Treks and 10 people from Pioneer Adventure have successfully climbed Annapurna. This is the first time that a Nepali woman has climbed Annapurna. Four women from both teams have successfully climbed the 8091 meters high Annapurna Himal. The Imagine…
Read More »Swiss Ambassador Elizabeth on Mundhum trail inspection
Khotang: Swiss Ambassador to Nepal, Elizabeth von Kepler arrived at Sakela Rural Municipality of Khotang to observe Mundhum trail – one of the 100 tourism destinations set by the Nepal government. A team of Swiss Ambassador Elizabeth came to Sakela to observe Mundhum Trail. The trail construction has been initiated…
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NMA Introduces Revised Curriculum for Professional Mountaineering Training
Kathmandu: The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has introduced a revised curriculum for its Professional …
