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Chinese tourist’s body recovered from deep ravine in Everest region
9 October 2026The body of a Chinese tourist who went missing while returning from the Gokyo region has been recovered from a deep ravine in the Phortse area of the Everest region.
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ClimbingItalian-led team studies human response to high altitude at Pyramid Lab in Lobuche
8 October 2026An international research team is studying how the human body responds and adapts to low oxygen levels at the EvK2 International Pyramid Laboratory-Observatory at 5,050 metres in Lobuche, Nepal.
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ClimbingRussian climbers begin expedition to 7,710-metre Kumbhakarna peak
7 October 2026A six-member Russian climbing team has begun an expedition to 7,710-metre Kumbhakarna (Jannu) Himal in Taplejung district, departing Kathmandu on Tuesday for the autumn climbing season.
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ClimbingBorn in the Himalayas: Makalu Outfit takes on the world’s outdoor gear giants
7 October 2026When COVID-19 brought global tourism and climbing seasons to a halt in 2022, a small group of Nepalese mountaineers saw more than a crisis.
