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 ...

Tyler Andrews will try to climb Everest from the South Side, without oxygen, in under 20 hours. This would be the fastest ...

Help may at last be on the way for the Nepali Sherpas who carry heavy loads for foreign climbers through treacherous sections ...

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 2025 AMA National Gypsy Tour kicked off with Daytona Bike Week February 28 to March 9, and the AMA has announced the rest of the 2025 dates. This is a press release from the AMA… Pickerington, OH ...

In a major blow to Nepal’s development efforts, as many as 34 USAID projects worth Rs46.12 billion ($329,429,516) have been permanently terminated, according to multiple media reports coming from the ...

Nearly seventeen years ago - on May 28, 2008, to be exact - Nepal abolished a 239-year-old Hindu monarchy, with Gyanendra Shah as king, and brought the curtain down on a decade-long civil war that ...

Nepal's former King Gyanendra Shah on Sunday (March 9, 2025) arrived in Kathmandu amidst tight security, as pro-monarchy activists gathered at the airport to welcome him. As soon as Mr. Gyanendra ...