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Singer Raju Lama among seven Nepalis who make history with first large-team ascent of Mt Elbrus
6 July 2026Seven Nepali climbers, including renowned singer Raju Lama, have summited Mt Elbrus (5,642m), Europe's highest peak, in what organisers are calling the first time such a large Nepali team has scaled the mountain together in a single push.
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ClimbingFrom Pokhara's first regular int'l flights to digital mountaineering permits: Govt lists 100-day tourism achievements
5 July 2026The government has listed a string of tourism and civil aviation achievements from the first 100 days in office, under Prime Minister Balendra Shah's administration, ranging from the approval of flydubai's regular flight schedule from Pokhara International Airport to the digitisation of mountaineering permit services and the launch of a national health tourism strategy — outlining what it describes as a period of significant policy and operational reform for the sector.
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ClimbingCommunity raises NPR 86 lakh for Hillary Dawa Sherpa — the cook-turned-guide who crawled off Everest alive
5 July 2026When Hillary Dawa Sherpa was finally found crawling toward Everest Base Camp on the morning of June 4 — seven days after he was left alone in the death zone without food, bottled oxygen or any rescue effort from his own employer — his family had already begun performing his funeral rites. They had been told he would not return.
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ClimbingBeyond the Summit: The young Sherpa trio redefining high-altitude excellence through 8K Expeditions
3 July 2026The jet stream has retreated, the fixed ropes have been coiled, and the thin, biting air of the Everest balcony has fallen silent once more. Spring 2026 is in the books, but for the founders of 8K Expeditions, the world’s rooftop was merely the opening act.
