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Kami Rita heads to Everest high camp for 32nd summit; hundreds wait for May 17-21 summit window
15 May 2026Hundreds of climbers from around the world have been waiting for the summit window, while veteran Everest climber Kami Rita Sherpa today left Everest Base Camp for the South Col to attempt to scale the world's highest mountain for the 32nd time.
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Travel & LeisureNTB hosts wellness tourism talk as Nepal gears up for 2027 campaign
15 May 2026Nepal Tourism Board brought together wellness experts, tourism entrepreneurs, and sector stakeholders in Kathmandu on Thursday for a talk session on wellness tourism, as the government advances preparations for Wellness Tourism Year 2027.
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AviationChinese paraglider’s Everest bid raises concerns in Beijing
14 May 2026Chinese extreme sports athlete Han Xiao aims to make history this season by paragliding from the summit of Mount Everest—but his ambitious plan has sparked unease among Chinese authorities.
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ClimbingNorwegian couple, cancer survivor Canadian among 16 from Imagine Nepal scale Mt Everest
13 May 2026Sixteen climbers from Imagine Nepal reached the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday, including a Norwegian husband-and-wife pair and a Canadian who conquered the world's highest peak after surviving stage 4 lymphoma, completing the trekking and expedition company's first Everest summit group of the 2026 spring season.
