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Tourism entrepreneurs including Pemba Sherpa from 8K Expeditions appointed to NTB board
14 July 2026The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation appointed five new members to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) on Tuesday.
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ClimbingNepali climber Abiral Rai summits Mount Elbrus, first from Thulung Rai community
12 July 2026Nepali mountaineer Abiral Rai has successfully summited Mount Elbrus (5,642m), Europe's highest peak, becoming the first climber from the Thulung Rai community to achieve the feat.
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ClimbingMountaineering bodies press NMA to revive suspended guide training programmes
10 July 2026Six of Nepal's leading mountaineering organisations have jointly urged the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) to restart its Basic Mountaineering Training (BMT) and Advanced Mountaineering Training (AMT) courses, which have remained suspended since 2019, warning that the gap is undermining the pipeline of skilled mountain professionals in the country.
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ClimbingFrom Api Himal to Kanchenjunga: NMA partners with NTB-UNDP project to train Nepal's next generation of mountain guides
10 July 2026The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Sustainable Tourism Project (STP) — a joint initiative of the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nepal — to run a series of specialised mountaineering training programmes across three of Nepal's most iconic Himalayan regions.
