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Floods cut off Ghandruk, Annapurna routes as TAAN Gandaki issues travel alert
14 August 2026The Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN), Gandaki Province chapter, has issued a notice urging heightened caution and the use of alternative routes after severe flooding damaged key roads and trails in the Annapurna region.
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ClimbingNMA resumes Professional Mountain Guide training after earlier suspension
14 August 2026The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has rescheduled its second Summer Skill Course for Professional Mountain Guide Training 2026, with the programme set to resume from August 17 after being previously postponed for technical reasons.
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ClimbingMissing Broad Peak climber Sohail Sakhi’s body recovered after local search
14 August 2026The body of Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi, who was among 10 climbers killed in the massive Broad Peak avalanche on July 30, has been recovered by a team of local volunteers from Shigar.
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ClimbingUSNCA mulls for high-level council to support Nepali mountaineers
14 August 2026The US Nepal Climbers Association Inc is mulling setting up a high-level independent council to support mountain climbers, high-altitude workers and their families, as well as to facilitate the Nepal government in the formulation of mountaineering-friendly policies.
