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DoT sets up Everest Base Camp field office to oversee spring season operations
5 May 2026The Department of Tourism has deployed a five-member temporary field office at Everest Base Camp this spring, marking a formalised government presence on the mountain to coordinate and regulate the season's climbing activities across the Khumbu region.
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ClimbingDNA testing underway for unidentified climber's body found in Khumbu Icefall
5 May 2026An unidentified human body discovered in the Khumbu Icefall on the Everest climbing route during this spring season has been transported to Kathmandu for post-mortem examination, with DNA testing now underway after physical identification proved inconclusive.
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ClimbingUkrainian entrepreneur couple sets record on Mt Makalu
4 May 2026A Ukrainian couple has set a new record in mountain climbing, becoming the first Ukrainian couple to scale the world’s fifth-highest mountain this spring season.
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ClimbingRopes ferried to Camp II for fixing summit route on Mt Everest
4 May 2026The Expedition Operators Association Nepal (EOAN) said it ferried ropes from the base camp to Camp II today, as a team of mountain guides has already reached the crampon point to fix the summit route to the top of Mt Everest and Mt Lhotse this spring season.
