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From 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.
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ClimbingRussian climber loses five fingers after being ‘left behind’ near Makalu summit, approaches Nepal’s Court for justice
9 July 2026Russian climber Konstantin Smirnov, who was reportedly ‘left behind’ by his climbing guide during the descent from the summit point on Mt Makalu, has knocked on the door of Nepal’s court for justice.
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ClimbingNew Tourism Bill requiring 7,000m Everest prerequisite heads to House committee for final deliberations
8 July 2026The new Tourism Bill, which incorporates many changes to the existing Tourism Act, has been sent to a House Committee for a thorough discussion.
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Travel & LeisureFrom Sundarijal to Pangsam Okhreni: A waterfall hike worth the rain
8 July 2026A short bus ride out of Kathmandu and a trail that wound through forest, past smaller waterfalls and through a quiet hillside village took my three friends, and me to Pangsam Okhreni Waterfall on a recent hike — a day that delivered fresh air, good company and, by the time we turned back, an unplanned lesson in why a raincoat beats an umbrella on the trail.
