Mountaineers

An expedition team of 11 mountaineers climbed the 8,188m peak of Cho Oyu, the world’s sixth highest mountain.

Everest Day is celebrated today. Everest Day is celebrated today. On May 29, 1953, on this day.

Around 500 people have successfully climbed the highest mountain of the world, Mount Everest or Sagarmatha.

Phurwa Sherpa, a resident of Sankhuwasabha, who was involved in the Nepal Army's Clean Mountain Campaign, 2023, died.

Several team members of the Everest expedition would have fixed ropes on their way to the world's tallest peak today if the weather were clear. But it did not happen due to unfavorable weather in the Everest region for almost a week.

Nepal's expedition organizers say that the number of Everest permits issued for the spring climbing season may exceed expectations, but a re-emergence of coronavirus infections, erratic weather, and overcrowding caused by new climbers may ruin the season.

This was a long-awaited challenge they had been preparing for three years, including the two years of stranding due to COVID-19.

Government has granted permits to 901 mountaineers of 108 groups for winter expeditions in various 35 mountains.

Snowfall has taken its toll in the northern side of Gorkha district.