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Second woman declared dead on Tibet peak
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2023
» BEIJING - A second woman hoping to be the first American female climber to scale all of the world’s 8,000-metre (26,246 feet) mountains has been declared dead on a remote peak in Tibet, according to her family.
Nepali climbers return home on top of the world after K2 triumph
AFP, Published on 26/01/2021
» KATHMANDU - Nepali mountaineers who conquered one of the world's most treacherous peaks returned home to a rapturous welcome Tuesday, with cheering supporters hailing their first-ever winter summit of K2 as a triumph for their Himalayan nation.
Rescued from Himalaya trails, trekkers find world in turmoil
AFP, Published on 18/04/2020
» KATHMANDU: Stranded in Kathmandu, running out of cash and with no way to get home, Alexander Sys is one of hundreds of tourists whose Nepal trekking adventure abruptly ended in lockdown.
Heavy snow hampers search for missing S. Korean, Nepal trekkers
AFP, Published on 19/01/2020
» KATHMANDU: Heavy snow and poor visibility hampered the search Sunday for four South Koreans and three Nepalis caught in an avalanche in the popular Annapurna region of the Himalayas, officials said.
Nepali climber claims new speed record for world's 14 highest peaks
AFP, Published on 29/10/2019
» KATHMANDU: A Nepali mountaineer on Tuesday smashed the record for summiting the world's 14 highest peaks, racing up all "8000ers" in just seven months, according to a post on his social media accounts.
Nepali climber set for final push in record 14-peak bid
AFP, Published on 17/09/2019
» KATHMANDU - The current record for climbing the world's 14 tallest peaks is almost eight years. Nepali climber, Nirmal Purja, who served in the British special forces, has a target of seven months.
Nepal rescuers retrieve bodies of nine climbers
AFP, Published on 14/10/2018
» KATHMANDU - A rescue team Sunday began retrieving the bodies of nine climbers killed in a violent storm on Nepal's Mount Gurja, a freak accident that has left the mountaineering community reeling.
Search begins for nine climbers killed on Nepal peak
AFP, Published on 14/10/2018
» KATHMANDU: A rescue team was Sunday attempting to retrieve the bodies of nine climbers killed in a violent storm on Nepal's Mount Gurja, a freak accident that has left the mountaineering community reeling.
Snowstorm kills nine climbers on Nepal peak
AFP, Published on 14/10/2018
» KATHMANDU - Nine members of a South Korean climbing expedition were killed after a violent snowstorm swept them off a cliff on Nepal's Mount Gurja, one of the deadliest mountaineering accidents to hit the Himalayan nation in recent years.