Seven climbers, including five foreigners, killed in avalanche near Yalung Ri base camp in Dolakha (nn 03/11/2025)

Two Italian climbers missing on Nepal peak (rep 03/11/2025)

59 peaks opened for autumn season, Nepal earns over Rs 250 million in royalty (rep 03/11/2025)

Nepal’s mountain climbing revenue triples this autumn (nn 02/11/2025)

Two climbers die on Nepal's Ama Dablam Mountain (rep 28/10/2025)

Manaslu climbers generate Rs 150 million in revenue (nn 10/10/2025)

Mt. Manaslu climbing season begins on strong note; Nima Chhiring sets new record (kh 29/09/2025)

24 climbers receive permits to scale Dhaulagiri this autumn (kh 23/09/2025), Route opened for autumn climb to Dhaulagiri summit (kh 28/09/2025)

Chulu Sudur Purwa mountain open for climbing (rep 07/09/2025)

Nepal earns over Rs 640 million from mountain climbing in a year (kh 02/09/2025)

New Everest permit fee of $15,000 takes effect (kp 02/09/2025)

Everest fees rise, but Nepal’s ‘hidden peaks’ are now free : Ninety-seven remote mountains in Karnali and Sudurpaschim opened for free ascent, by Sangam Prasain (kp 09/08/2025)

Govt waives peak climbing royalty in Karnali, Sudurpaschim for two years (rep 01/08/2025)

Govt mulls mew climbing route to Everest (kh 19/07/2025)

Kangchenjunga: too sacred to climb? Despite anger in Sikkim, it is unlikely Nepal will also ban climbing the world’s third highest mountain, by Vishad Raj Onta (nt 04/07/2025)

Drones revolutionise climbing on Mt Everest, by Sangay Sherpa (ht 06/06/2025), Now drones save lives in Everest death zone
As climate risks and climbing dangers escalate, a Nepali start-up is redefining rescue, logistics and safety, by Sangam Prasain (kp 09/06/202)

Sikkim erupts in protest over Mount Kanchenjunga ascent from Nepal (kh 02/06/2025)

The Everest Industry : Despite government efforts to spread out expeditions, the world’s highest mountain was the main draw in Spring 2025, by Vishad Raj Onta (nt 30/05/2025)

Kami Rita breaks own record, summits Everest for 31st time (kh 27/05/2025)

Sherpa rewrites Everest history : 29-year-old Tashi Gyalzen Sherpa stood atop Everest for the fourth time in just 15 days, redefining what’s possible at the planet’s highest elevation, by Sangam Prasain (kp 24/05/2025)

Man climbs Everest from sea level in under 4 days (kh 22/05/2025)

Everest in five days: British team’s speed climb triggers probe : Ex-special force soldiers climb in record time after xenon gas treatment in Germany. Nepal launches an inquiry, by Sangam Prasain (kp 22/05/2025)

395 climbers summit Everest so far during spring (rep 21/05/2025)

Nepal to host first-ever Everest Summiteers Summit on May 27 (kh 17/05/2025)

Everest gridlock fears return as erratic weather narrows climbing window : With hundreds aiming for top, officials say, delays could trigger a dangerous bottleneck, by Sangam Prasain (kp 14/05/2025)

Over Rs 770 million in royalties collected from spring mountaineering season (kh 12/05/2025)

Bad weather disrupts Everest climb (kh 12/05/2025)

10 climbers successfully reach summit of Mount Kanchenjunga, by Khagendra Adhikary

421 climbers attempting ascent to world’s highest peak (rep 10/05/2025)

Everest summit route opens from Nepal side, eight climbers make season's first ascent (ht 09/05/2025)

His last mountain: Alexander Pancoe dies on Makalu : Tragic start to the 2025 spring climbing season as four climbers have lost their lives in Nepal’s mountains, by Sangam Prasain (kp 06/05/2025)

Over 400 climbers obtain permits for Mt. Everest ascent this spring (kh 28/04/2025)

Everest to no longer be anybody’s climb : When open-to-all regime ends, a mountaineer must have summited a 7,000-metre peak before attempting Everest, by Sangam Prasain (kp 26/04/2025), Everest rules : A new bill proposes much-needed reforms of rules governing climbing and cleaning up the mountain (kp 29/04/2025)

Glory and risk on Himalayan peaks : Spring 2025 will see more record chasing expeditions on the mountains, by Vishad Raj Onta (nt 18/04/2025)

Khumbu Icefall route readied for ascent to Mt Everest (kh 14/04/2025), Over 200 mountaineers to scale Everest this spring (rep 15/04/2025)

Nepal opens 476 peaks for climbing to boost adventure tourism (kh 09/04/2025)

Climbers race for Everest permits before fees go up : Over 120 individuals have secured permits as of Tuesday, and operators expect the number to top 500 this spring, by Sangam Prasain (kp 09/04/2025)

Seven expeditions granted permits to climb Mt Everest (kh 06/04/2025)

Spring climbing season kicks off at Annapurna (kh 01/04/2025)

Nepali mountain guides head to Everest to fix ropes (kh 20/03/2025)

Four Sherpa sisters from the same family summit Carstensz Pyramid in Seven Summits quest : With this achievement, they have now climbed five of the Seven Summits (kp 17/03/2025)

Peak climbing season, 2025 : Nepali mountaineering numbers have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels as government raises climbing fees, by Vishad Raj Onta (nt 21/02/2025)

Nepal bans solo expeditions on Everest and other 8000ers : Revised rules also hike daily wages for liaison officers, high-altitude guides, other workers, by Sangam Prasain (kp 05/02/2025), Govt increases mountaineering workers’ wage  by three times (rep 05/02/2025)

Nepal adds six new 8000ers, raising its official tally to 14 : The Department of Tourism has revised its peak profile, pending global recognition, by Sangam Prasain (kp 01/02/2025)

Royalty Hike May Deter Climbers, by Ansu Bhatt (rn 30/01/2025) [But the environmental damage and waste disposal cause enormous costs for which the climbers must be held responsible. In the immediate vicinity of the mountains, little of the fees arrive anyway.], Govt hikes Everest climbing fee by a third : 'The cost had remained constant for a decade and it was high time to revise that' (rep 04/02/2025)

Nepal hikes Everest climbing fee to $15,000 : As per the new rules, every two climbers must hire a guide to scale 8,000-metre mountains (kp 21/01/2025)

The mountain chronicler : Once averse to the mountains, Billi Bierling now dedicates her life to recording Nepal’s climbing history. Through the Himalayan Database, she captures the evolving face of mountaineering, by Xenia Klaus (kp 21/10/2024)

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa becomes first Nepali woman to summit all 8000ers : Her dream came true when she reached the summit of Shishapangma at 5:30 am on Wednesday, Nepal time, by Suraj Kunwar (kp 12/10/2024)

Nima Rinji world’s youngest to summit all 8,000m peaks : Nima on Wednesday broke the record of his uncle, Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, who held the record set in 2019 at the age of 30, by Sangam Prasain (kp 10/10/2024)

Bodies of five missing Russian climbers found on Mt Dhaulagiri : They had last been in contact on October 6 at 11 pm, after reaching an altitude of 8,000 metres, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 09/10/2024)

Govt opens 57 sub-7000 metres peaks for mountaineering to provide tourists with options, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 09/10/2024)

Govt opens 57 more peaks for climbing (kh 08/10/2024)

Tamting Sherpa, who climbed all 8,000ers as a porter, is planning to hang up his boots : Sherpa aims one last summit of Mt Shishapangma next year, after two previous climbs, before retiring to focus on training and rescue work, by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 05/08/2024)

Nepal, China mountaineering agencies agree to enhance rescue capabilities : An MoU in this regard has been signed between the NMA and China’s Xizang Autonomous Region Sports Federation, the latter being responsible for mountaineering in China (kp 22/07/2024)

How bodies of frozen climbers were finally recovered from Everest ‘death zone’ (kh 20/07/2024)

How costly will Everest be? Climbing rules are changing : New regulations will address issues like garbage, limiting footfall, and revenue generation from world’s tallest peak, by Sangam Prasain (kp 06/07/2024), Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage (kh 06/07/2024) [In view of the fact that high mountain tourism on Everest is massively and sustainably destroying people's habitat, it should simply be banned, or these tourists should be obliged to bring all the utensils back down from the mountain. As Nepal has so far been left to bear the consequential costs on its own, the planned fees of about 15,000 dollars are far too low!]

As ice melts, Everest's 'death zone' gives up its ghosts (rep 29/06/2024)

14 climbed Cho Oyu in 70 years. 7 did it last week to find route : On June 7, the expedition explored a commercial route, raising hope for the mountain’s viability from Nepal side (kp 13/06/2024)

Everest becomes cash cow. Nepal’s top court orders limit on climbs : Expedition organisers say curbs a bad idea. Instead, they suggest making novices climb smaller peaks before Everest, by Sangam Prasain (kp 01/06/2024)

Indian climber dies after Everest bid, eighth death this season (rep 28/05/2024)

Five climbers die, three missing on Everest this season (rep 24/05/2024)

Kenyan climber dies on Everest, Nepali guide missing (rep 23/05/2024)

Nepali smashes women's record for fastest ascent of Everest (rep 23/05/2024), Phunjo Lama becomes fastest woman to summit Mt Everest (kh 24/05/2024), Phunjo Lama reclaims women’s fastest Everest climb record : Left the base camp at 3:52 pm May 22, reached summit at 6:23 am and returned to the camp at 4:18 pm May 23 (kp 24/05/2024)

Actor and model Chhiring Sherpa atop Sagarmatha (rep 22/05/2024)

Kami Rita Sherpa summits Mt. Everest for 30th time (kh 22/05/2024)

Two go missing while descending from Everest summit (ae 22/05/2024)

Nims Purja allegedly defies helicopter ban, lands at Everest Camp II (kh 20/05/2024)

Two climbers from Mongolia go missing during Everest expedition (rep 14/05/2024), Adverse weather hampers Mt Everest expedition; Search for missing climbers continues (kh 15/05/2024), Mongolian dies on Everest in season’s first fatality. His compatriot still missing (kp 18/05/2024)

Kamirita Sherpa achieves historic 29th ascent of Mt Everest (kh 12/05/2024), Kami Rita summits Everest 29th time, eyes yet another climb this season : His contender Pasang Dawa Sherpa with 27 summits says he ‘doesn’t want’ to race in thin air, by Sangam Prasain (kp 13/05/2024)

First Spring ascent of Mt Everest; 10 climbers reach summit (kh 11/05/2024), Ten Sherpa members scale Mt Everest (rep 11/05/2024)

Everest: A high-altitude garbage dump : It could pose health risks for transient climbers but a more serious threat to people living in nearby settlements, by Suzanne OConnell  & Alton C Byers (kp 10/05/2024)

Nepali guide dies on Himalayan peak as climbing season begins (rep 10/05/2024)

Is it possible to limit the number of climbers?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 08/05/2024)

414 climbers granted permission to scale Mount Everest (kh 07/05/2024)

Rs 635.7 mln revenue collected from mountaineering in two months (rn 02/05/2024) [That's not even 45 million euros! Considering the severe environmental and waste problems caused by mountaineering, this is peanuts!]

Record-holder climber Kami Rita to ascend Mt Everest for 29th time (rep 01/05/2024)

Nepalis demand safeguards a decade after deadly Everest disaster, by Paavan Mathema (ae 16/04/2024)

63 climbers receive permits for Mt Everest expedition in Spring (kh 02/04/2024)

DoT to issue permits for Mt Everest ascent from today (kh 26/03/2024)

As many as 400 foreign climbers set to climb Mt Everest this Spring (kh 11/03/2024)

Tracking chip now mandatory for Everest aspirants : As fatalities on Everest continue to grow, the government has made tracking devices compulsory for climbers and guides for prompt search and rescue, by Sangam Prasain (kp 07/03/2024)

Dispelling myths about climbing : Nepal’s Himalayan peaks are not crowded, and they have not run out of mountaineering challenges, by Edward Morgan (nt 23/02/2024), Mt Everest (Pvt) Ltd : A century after the first attempt to climb the world’s highest mountain, it is not so lonely at the top, bny Vishad Onta (nt 23/02/2024)

Mount Everest: Climbers will need to bring poo back to base camp (kh 08/02/2024)

Mountain climbers do not receive certificates even after mountain conquest; 15-day deadline for complaints (rep 08/01/2024)

Govt grants NMA 5-year extension to manage and promote 27 peaks (rep 05/01/2024)