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Kami Rita Sherpa departs for Everest in bid for record 32nd summit

2026-04-16T12:46

Legendary climber Kami Rita Sherpa has departed for the Everest region to attempt his record-breaking 32nd ascent of the world's highest peak, leading an international team for 14 Peaks Expedition this spring season.

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Mountaineer Kami Sherpa’s book ‘Six Steps on Everest’ unveiled

2026-04-16T16:05

A book entitled Six Steps on Everest, written by renowned mountaineer and TV journalist Kami Sherpa, was released in Kathmandu today.

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Climbers head for summit push on Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Makalu

2026-04-17T15:03

Expedition teams are gearing up for a summit push on three of Nepal's most demanding Himalayan giants — Annapurna I (8,091m), Dhaulagiri (8,167m), and Makalu (8,463m) — as a favourable weather window opens over the high peaks this spring season.

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Tourism Minister Paudel meets ambassadors of China, Japan and Lithuania to boost tourist arrivals

2026-04-18T12:02

Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Khadak Raj Paudel 'Ganes' received separate courtesy calls on Friday from the ambassadors of three countries — Lithuania, China, and Japan — at the Ministry in Singha Durbar, underscoring growing diplomatic interest in Nepal's tourism sector.

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Annapurna becomes Spring 2026's first 8,000-metre summit

2026-04-18T16:32

14 Peaks Expedition has opened the Spring 2026 Himalayan season with a successful summit of Annapurna (8,091m) on the morning of April 18, making it the first eight-thousander to be climbed this season.

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More climbers from SST scale Annapurna

2026-04-18T17:44

Seven Summit Treks (SST) has recorded a successful summit on Annapurna (8,091m) on April 18, with a five-member international team and seven Nepali guides reaching the top under favourable weather conditions, adding to the growing list of Spring 2026 ascents on the peak.

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Dhaulagiri records season's first summit

2026-04-18T17:57

Pioneer Adventures has recorded the first summit of the season on Mt. Dhaulagiri (8,167m) this morning, with a 17-member team of international climbers and Nepali guides reaching the top of the world's seventh highest peak.

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Fura Diki Sherpa eyes women's speed record on Lhotse, plans three-peak sprint in under 24 hours

2026-04-18T13:53

Fura Diki Sherpa, the Solukhumbu mountaineer who made history in 2019 as part of the first widow pair to summit Everest, is preparing for one of her most ambitious challenges yet — a women's speed record attempt on Mt. Lhotse (8,516m) this spring, preceded by a plan to summit three peaks in under 24 hours.

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AltiPro Adventures team summits Annapurna

2026-04-19T10:54

A five-member team from AltiPro Adventures reached the summit of Annapurna I (8,091m) on Saturday, April 18, adding to what is shaping up to be an active spring season on one of the world's most challenging eight-thousanders.

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Imagine Nepal team summits Dhaulagiri after ten days of blizzards

2026-04-19T11:04

A nine-member team from Imagine Nepal reached the summit of Mount Dhaulagiri (8,167m) on April 17, completing a gruelling ascent that saw the expedition battered by severe storms and ten days of blizzards that destroyed fixed ropes and supplies on the mountain.