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Peak named after Elizabeth Hawley

Nepalmountainnews Report | |13 Jul 2008

A peak that lies at the Dhaulagiri range has been referred to name after Ms Elizabeth Hawley. Famous French ice climber François Damilano who has made a successful ascend of the virgin peak has....

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Eldest Everest summiteer's aide loses limbs, live in crunch

Nepalmountainnews Report | |6 Jul 2008

min-bdr-honored.jpg While, Min Bahadur Serchan, is being praised allover for his courage he showed to ascend the world's highest peak Everest, his climbing assistance Dharma Bahadur Rai, who helped him all the way to and from the top of the world has.....

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13 times Everest summiteer Mingma finds more reasons to cheer this time

Nepalmountainnews Report | |18 Jun 2008

mingma-sherpa.jpg Seasoned mountaineer Mingma Sherpa climbed the Mount Everest this year just like he has done in past many years. However, this year, he had more reasons to cheer his success. "I was very happy to have taken with me a banner of....

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Inclusive women summiteers felicitated

Nepalmountainnews Report | |7 Jun 2008

lady-expedition-team.jpg Ten Nepali women involved in the First Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition, who recently had summited the world's tallest peak- the Everest, conveying a message that Nepali women are capable to overcome such tough challenge, were....

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FROM THE TROPICS TO THE TOP

Nepalmountainnews Report | |5 Jun 2008

On May 17, 2006, former Transportation and Communications Under-Secretary Arturo Valdez of the Government of the Philippines, accompanied by the mountain guide Lakpa Geljen Sherpa, led a first two-member Filipino team atop Mt. Everest...

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Mountaineer Dies while Descending Mt Makalu

Nepalmountainnews Report | |31 May 2008

mt-makalu.gif Neel Gurung, 40, a resident of Pokhara, died due to lack of oxygen while descending from the top of 8,463-metre Mt Makalu in Sankhuwasabha district on May 18, members of his expedition team said on Friday. Nine persons of a ....

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Marathon flags off at Everest BC marking Everest day

Nepalmountainnews Report | |29 May 2008

The much awaited Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon is being flag off from the Everest Base Camp on Thursday with a record number of 136 participants including 48 internationals from 16 countries marking world Everest day. The...

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Everest Climbing to end this season by May 31; 220 climbers atop

Nepalmountainnews Report | |29 May 2008

everest-best-pic.jpg May 31 could be the last day for the climbers to reach top of the planet, as the government has issued climbing permission only till the end this month. With Wednesday as the 'climbing vacation' as nobody scaled the Everest.....

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Everest award to Appa Sherpa

Nepalmountainnews Report | |28 May 2008

appa-sherpa.jpg International Everest award conferred each year on May 29 is due to honour veteran mountaineer Appa Sherpa this year. Nepal Mountaineering Association, the mountaineering body in the country has announced that it has decided.....

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75-yr-old Japanese climbs Mt Everest

Nepalmountainnews Report | |27 May 2008

A 75-year-old Japanese climber and five others scaled Mt Everest Monday on Monday. Yuichiro Miura reached the summit with Miura Everest 2008 expedition Monday morning, according to the Tourism Ministry....

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77yr old Serchan sets Everest world record

Nepalmountainnews Report | |25 May 2008

min-bahadur-sherchan.gifMin Bahadur Sherchan, a septuagenarian Nepali, has set a new world record of being the oldest climber to scale the world's highest peak Mt Everest. 77-year-old Sherchan leave behind Katsusuke Yanagisawa, a....

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Sir Ranulph gives up Everest bid

Nepalmountainnews Report | |25 May 2008

British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has abandoned his attempt to climb 8848-metre Mount Everest at the age of 64 due to exhaustion. The British explorer attempted the ascent to the summit despite suffering from heart....

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First female Nepali journo on top of Everest

Nepalmountainnews Report | |25 May 2008

shailee-basnet.jpg Shailee Basnet, lodging her name for record as the first female Nepali journalist to reach the top of the planet, succeeds the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest (8848 m), on Saturday, 24 May. She is the only journalist in the....

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rush to step atop Mt Everest continues, 22 more among journalist scale peak

Nepalmountainnews Report | |24 May 2008

1-everest-blue.jpg The rush to step atop Mt Everest continues, with 22 climbers scaling the planet's tallest peak Friday, while a Swiss mountaineer died on the way to summit. The summiteers include 13 Nepali high altitude workers and nine foreign....

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Veteran Spanish climber takes breath last at Mt Annapurna

Nepalmountainnews Report | |23 May 2008

inaki-ochoa.gif A Spanish climber, Inaki Ocho has been reportedly been died during his fatal summit to Mt Annapurna Thursday. Ocho ,41, who was one of the veteran summiter of the Himalayan peak breath last due to high altitude and chest infection...

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Veteran Swiss climber die while atop Everest

Nepalmountainnews Report | |23 May 2008

1-everest-blue.jpg Veteran Swiss mountaineer Uwe Gianni Goltz died on his fatal way to the summit of Mount Everest, officials said on Friday. Goltz, 44, who was seeking to climb Mt Everest without artificial oxygen, Nepal Mountaineering

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Granddaughter Amelia continues Hillary's legacy

Nepalmountainnews Report | |23 May 2008

I met Sir Edmund Hillary for the last time three years ago. When I reached the office of the Himalayan Trust at Dilli Bazaar, he was there with a few other journalists. "Despite the conflict in Nepal, there has been no.....

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Nepali mountaineers making efforts to rescue Spanish Climber at Annapurna Base Camp

Nepalmountainnews Report | |23 May 2008

annapurna-base-camp.jpg A Spanish climber, Inaki Ocho has been reportedly stranded at an altitude of 7400 meters at the Mt Annapurna I base camp. A team comprising Nepali and international mountaineers are making efforts to rescue him who....

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Bad weather forces climbers to suspend Everest climb

Nepalmountainnews Report | |22 May 2008

Deteriorating weather conditions on Mount Everest forced climbers Friday to suspend attempts to reach the top of the world's highest mountain, Nepalese officials said. The halt came after a record number of climbers....

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5 Members of 1st Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition climbed Everest

Nepalmountainnews Report | |22 May 2008

lady-expedition-team.jpgFive Members of First Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition 2008 have successfully climbed the Mt. Everest on Thursday, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation today...

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Everest Day on May 29

Nepalmountainnews Report | |18 May 2008

The government has announced that it would celebrate May 29 as 'International Everest Day' to mark the historic first ascent on the world's highest peak by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary....

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Swelling Imja lake puts Khumbu region in peril

Nepalmountainnews Report | |15 May 2008

imja-glacier.jpg Imja, a fast-swelling glacial lake, is putting the entire Khumbu region in peril. The region, a popular destination for mountaineers from all over the world, will be swept away if the lake bursts. Due to global warming, snow....

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Appa joins Eco Everest Expedition; 300 on the way to Everest this season

Nepalmountainnews Report | |14 May 2008

everest-best-pic.jpg Appa Sherpa, a 17 times Everest summiteer, has joined the Eco Everest Expedition led by his son Dawa Stevan Sherpa at the Khumbu region and is likely to accompany the team to the Everest top. The team is on the way to the top....

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Melting at Everest draws scientific attention

Nepalmountainnews Report | |9 May 2008

"I had to cross the notorious Khumbu Ice Fall. As I made my way up, I met my Sherpa team rushing down with their loads chanting prayers for safety and protection. The ice below our feet was crumbling.

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Spanish climber perishes in Himalaya

Nepalmountainnews Report | |8 May 2008

The year 2008, the most controversial in the history of mountaineering, has claimed its first victim, with a Spanish mountaineer perishing in the high Himalayan slopes. Rafael Guillen, 35, who was part of a four-member expedition...

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