A fresh spell of snowfall has blanketed Nepal’s western Himalayan region, including the popular Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) and Manaslu Circuit trekking routes, following the influence of a low-pressure system developed over the Arabian Sea.
Veteran Nepali mountaineer Lakpa Sherpa, popularly known as Makalu Lakpa, has set a remarkable record by successfully summiting Carstensz Pyramid (4,884m)—Oceania’s highest peak—four times in just nine days.