KATHMANDU, March 26: The Department of Tourism (DoT) has started issuing mountaineering permits for the spring season 2025.

Independent climbers hoping to summit Nepal's 8,000m peaks without supplementary oxygen or Sherpa support can relax. They're ...

The Everest Base Camp trek is one of the most sought-after trekking undertakings in the world, drawing in thousands of ...

Navigating Everest's Khumbu Icefall is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Tour operators hope drones will help ...

Trials began in 2024 when Chinese drone manufacturer DJI teamed up with Nepalese drone service company Airlift and mountain ...

For the first time, drones will be used on Mount Everest to carry gear and clean up, helping Sherpas and improving safety ...

The devices will be used to airlift heavy, dangerous loads normally carried by mountain guides. They might even deliver a hot ...

Young mountaineer Sameera Khan cycles from Anantapur to seek support for rock climbing academy and Himalayan expeditions.

The Pangboche Ama Dablam Youth Club have signed an agreement with Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) to manage mountaineering activities on Island Peak and Lobuche Peak. The agreement was ...

or it wouldn’t be so AMA-zing. Whether it will have a Proton or Geely engine is still unknown. The car was recently spotted together with a trade-plated third-gen facelift Perodua Myvi ...

Visiting Nepal at 12, Hillary was moved by Mt Everest but the peak that really grabbed his attention was nearby Ama Dablam, which he describes as “the most extraordinary mountain in the world”.