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Bhadra Sharma/Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal Our months-long investigation reveals chilling collusion among liaison officers (LOs), expedition companies and bureaucrats at the Ministry to award summit certificates to fake climbers. Moreover, politicians and those in powerful positions vouch for individuals to be a LO, but the majority of those selected as…

Dolpo village Kathmandu: Dolpo festival is to kick-off from 10-14 September 2019, to highlight the hidden topography of Dolpa, its cultures, heritages, and promote the government’s declared national program- Nepal Visit Year 2020. Dolpa (Dolpo) elevated at a height of 1525 meters to 7625 meters above sea level, has a…

HB Kham Is it not wonderful to know that a man who is in his eighties suddenly musters up his guts and scrambles up towards snowy trails of Mt. Everest base camp and after days of trudging icy trails finds himself on the top of the highest peak and suddenly…

HB Kham Pisang Peak The most amazing and spectacular climbing in the snowy zone of Pisang Peak (6092m) in the Annapurna region comes, when a climber suddenly sees, the splendor of icy peaks of Dhaulagiri (8187m), Manaslu peak 8163m), Lamjung Himal, Annapurna  (8091m) and other snowcapped peaks of this region.…

By HB Kham The most ethereal aesthetic view of exotic pyramid-shaped Ama Dablam peak cradled in the icy laps of Nepal vis a vis Matterhorn and Khan Tengri peaks undoubtedly projects its natural beauty as one of the world’s best sought after peak climbing spot for any travel lover and…

HB Kham If you are a new beginner in climbing, and you have a wistful dream to climb higher peaks above 6000m in Nepal, then your early best option could be Island peak. This peak offers you a very less technical aspect. You can easily climb it with little endurance…

The fourth highest mountain in the world follows the same climbing route which is followed for summiting Mt. Everest till camp four. The massif Lhotse (8516m) lies 3 km south of Everest and is separated by the south col. The word Lhotse means south face. Fritz Luchsinger and Ernest Reiss…

Betting the risk of life for cliff bee honey hunting is Lamjung’s aboriginal tradition. Every year, honey hunting is practiced in most of the Lamjung’s Gurung population dominant villages. Gurung tribe takes honey hunting as part of their original tradition. For different reasons, this tradition is on the verge of…

  NMA organized interaction program Kathmandu: Professionals associated with mountaineering field at an interaction program complained against exaggerated use of death toll and traffic jam during the Everest summit. Speaking during an interaction program organized by Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), Environment Conservation Committee in Kathmandu Monday, the participants complained that…

Mustang-a hidden kingdom until 1950- abounds in a desert-like mesmerizing landscape with snowy peaks all around to peek at. Scattered human settlement here and there to observe is indeed rare and exotic for a tourist to encounter an adventure for fun and entertainment in this barren land of nudity shrouded…