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T3 EXCLUSIVE: Nepal cancels DJI FlyCart 100 permit, blocks FreeFly Drone as US-China tech battle plays out on Everest
2 May 2026Nepal's Home Ministry has cancelled the flight permit of the Chinese DJI FlyCart 100 drone in the Everest region and refused to grant authorisation for the American FreeFly Alta X Gen 2 — effectively grounding two of the most capable heavy-lift drones available for high-altitude operations on Everest — in a regulatory decision that has drawn the world's drone rivalry directly into the Himalayas.
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ClimbingMakalu Lakpa scripts history again — nine summits on his mountain, three eight-thousanders in one spring
2 May 2026Lakpa Sherpa, the man the mountaineering world knows simply as Makalu Lakpa, has done it again. At 5:00 am on Saturday, he stood on the summit of Mt. Makalu (8,485m) for the ninth time — extending his own world record for the most ascents of the fifth highest mountain on earth.
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ClimbingNepal earns Rs 1.16 billion in royalties as Spring 2026 season draws 1,050 climbers across 29 peaks
2 May 2026Nepal has issued climbing permits to 1,050 mountaineers across 125 teams for 29 peaks during the Spring 2026 season, collecting royalties of USD 7,840,671 — approximately Rs 1.16 billion — according to the Department of Tourism's royalty report covering March 1 to April 30, 2026.
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ClimbingBabar Ali becomes first Bangladeshi to summit Makalu, scaling his fifth eight-thousander
2 May 2026Bangladeshi mountaineer Babar Ali has made history on Mt. Makalu, becoming the first climber from his country to stand on the summit of the world's fifth highest peak — and recording his fifth successful ascent of an 8,000-metre mountain, a record unmatched by any other Bangladeshi climber.
