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NMA suspends Professional Mountain Guide Training after industry backlash
29 July 2026The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has suspended the second summer phase of its Professional Mountain Guide (PMG) Training 2026 until further notice, following weeks of mounting criticism from Nepal's mountaineering community over the programme's design, approval process and departure from the country's long-established guide training system.
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ClimbingNepali mountaineer, Chatur Tamang, scales Mount Elbrus for the 200th time
26 July 2026Nepali mountain guide Chatur Tamang has achieved a rare mountaineering milestone by successfully summiting Mount Elbrus (5,642m)—Europe's highest peak—for the 200th time, marking a remarkable feat in Nepal's mountaineering history.
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ClimbingEx-NFL star Mark Pattison reflects on 'once-in-a-lifetime' Everest climb and Nepal's beauty
24 July 2026Legendary American climber Mark Pattison has said that hiking from Lukla to Everest Base Camp is always a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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ClimbingRecord-holding climber Nima Rinji Sherpa joins Christel House Nepal board
23 July 2026Record-holding mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa has joined Christel House Nepal as a founding board member as the Indianapolis-based global nonprofit and school network plans to build a school in Kathmandu.
