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India's elite NSG 'Black Cats' arrive in Kathmandu for Everest 2026 bid
1 May 2026India's National Security Guard, the elite federal counter-terrorism force better known as the Black Cats, has flagged off its Mt. Everest Expedition 2026, with a 16-member team now in Kathmandu and set to fly to Lukla tomorrow before making their way to Everest Base Camp.
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ClimbingDoT confirms Everest route to Camp II open; Summit season now underway
30 April 2026The Department of Tourism has issued an official confirmation that the Khumbu Icefall route from Everest Base Camp to Camp II has been fully established, bringing to a close one of the most closely watched route-fixing episodes in recent Everest history and formally opening the 2026 summit season.
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ClimbingLhotse and Manaslu Platinum Jubilees to bring history back to the mountains
30 April 2026Seventy years after two of the world's great 8,000-metre peaks were climbed for the first time, Nepal is preparing to mark the occasion with ceremonies that will take the celebrations back to the very communities that live in the shadow of those mountains.
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ClimbingCzech-led team takes on Makalu I, Makalu II in dual expedition
29 April 2026A Czech-dominated international team has set its sights on two peaks in the Makalu massif this spring, with I.A.M. Treks and Expedition organising simultaneous permitted expeditions to Makalu I (8,463m) and the lesser-attempted Makalu II — also known as Kangchung Tse — at 7,678 metres.
