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Five Russian climbers die on Nepalese peak
Published on 08/10/2024
» KATHMANDU - Five Russian climbers who have been missing on Nepal’s Mount Dhaulagiri since the weekend were found dead on the world’s seventh tallest mountain, their hiking company said on Tuesday.
Tranquil beauty
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/09/2023
» A powerful earthquake that struck the northwest of Kathmandu in 2015 sent a ripple of destruction through the country. Not far from its epicentre, Bhaktapur bore the brunt of the natural disaster that damaged houses and religious structures. After years of reconstruction, despite lingering signs of ruin, this ancient town continues to preserve harmony between the old and the new.
Pakistan climber cleanses K2 as shrine to fallen father
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» K2 BASECAMP (PAKISTAN) - Gazing up from K2 Basecamp, Sajid Ali Sadpara sees Earth's second-highest mountain, his father's final resting place, and a blight of litter on the furthest reaches of the natural world.
Pakistani mountaineer races rivals, hunts funds to chase summit record
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» LAHORE (PAKISTAN) - Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif faces sub-zero temperatures and biting winds in his race to scale the world's highest peaks, but his biggest challenge is finding the money.
Deadly dreams: record Everest season among most dangerous
AFP, Published on 09/06/2023
» KATHMANDU - Scaling Everest is always dangerous, but expedition organisers have warned that 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.
At least 67 killed in Nepal plane crash
Published on 15/01/2023
» At least 67 people were confirmed dead Sunday when a plane with 72 on board crashed in Nepal, police said, in the Himalayan country's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades.
Nepal plane crash kills at least 40
Published on 15/01/2023
» An aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on Sunday, Yeti Airlines and a local official said. At least 40 were killed, a Nepal aviation authority said.
2 Thai female trekkers die in Nepal: report
Online Reporters, Published on 20/11/2022
» Two Thai women have reportedly died after suffering from illness while hiking in Nepal.
Bodies pulled from wreckage of Nepal plane
Published on 30/05/2022
» Nepali rescuers have retrieved the bodies of all but one of 22 people on board a plane that crashed into a Himalayan mountainside over the weekend, the army said Monday.
Nepal flight missing with 22 on board
Published on 29/05/2022
» A passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing in Nepal on Sunday, the operating airline and officials said, as poor weather hampered a search operation.