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Community raises NPR 86 lakh for Hillary Dawa Sherpa — the cook-turned-guide who crawled off Everest alive

2026-07-05T13:44

When Hillary Dawa Sherpa was finally found crawling toward Everest Base Camp on the morning of June 4 — seven days after he was left alone in the death zone without food, bottled oxygen or any rescue effort from his own employer — his family had already begun performing his funeral rites. They had been told he would not return.

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Beyond the Summit: The young Sherpa trio redefining high-altitude excellence through 8K Expeditions

2026-07-03T19:13

The jet stream has retreated, the fixed ropes have been coiled, and the thin, biting air of the Everest balcony has fallen silent once more. Spring 2026 is in the books, but for the founders of 8K Expeditions, the world’s rooftop was merely the opening act.

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From Pokhara's first regular int'l flights to digital mountaineering permits: Govt lists 100-day tourism achievements

2026-07-05T21:22

The government has listed a string of tourism and civil aviation achievements from the first 100 days in office, under Prime Minister Balendra Shah's administration, ranging from the approval of flydubai's regular flight schedule from Pokhara International Airport to the digitisation of mountaineering permit services and the launch of a national health tourism strategy — outlining what it describes as a period of significant policy and operational reform for the sector.