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Climbing Sherpa dies as season’s first casualty on Mt Everest
4 May 2026A climbing Sherpa died in the Mt. Everest region while guiding a team of international climbers to Everest Base Camp, officials said.
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ClimbingEight more climbers reach Makalu summit on Sunday
3 May 2026An eight-member team from 8K Expeditions successfully summited Mt. Makalu (8,485m) on Sunday morning, adding to what is shaping up as one of the busiest seasons on the world's fifth highest peak.
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ClimbingUnclimbed no more: Korean Alpine Federation makes history on Sat Peak
3 May 2026A three-member team from the Korean Alpine Federation has made history on Sat Peak (6,220m), completing the first-ever recorded ascent of the unclimbed peak in Nepal's Kanchenjunga region on Friday afternoon — planting a flag on a summit no human had stood on before.
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ClimbingNMA recovers unidentified body from Khumbu Icefall in coordinated Everest operation
3 May 2026The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has successfully recovered an unidentified climber's body from the Khumbu Icefall section of the Everest climbing route and transported it to Kathmandu for forensic identification, in a multi-agency operation concluded on May 2, 2026.
