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Avalanche victims found months later on Nepal mountain

The bodies of three foreigners and two Nepalis were discovered near the Chinese border

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Illustrative image. An Italian-Canadian, a German, an Italian and two Nepalis were killed near the Tibet border last year.

Nimsdai Purja’s last climb: Why he chose Broad Peak

The mountaineer was chasing a historic record when tragedy struck Broad Peak

Record-breaking climber Nimsdai Purja dies in Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan

Everest survivor family demands probe of rescue efforts

Mountaineer Dawa Sherpa was found crawling towards Base Camp after being lost for six days

Medics and rescuers carry Mountaineer Dawa Sherpa upon his arrival at the HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu on June 4, 2026.

Nepali climber alive after six days missing on Everest

Dawa Sherpa, who crawled alone to Base Camp, recovering from ‘some frostbite’

Mountaineer Dawa Sherpa is being carried by medics and rescuers upon his arrival at the HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu on June 4, 2026.

Record number of climbers scale Everest this season

On May 21, an estimated 275 climbers reached the summit of the 8,849-metre Himalayan peak

This photograph taken on May 20, 2026, shows mountaineers climbing a slope lined up during their ascent to summit Mount Everest in Nepal.

How UAE helped a Nepali expat climb finance ranks

Arrived on a tourist visa in 2007, became a tech giant’s financial controller

Dubai-based Nepali expat Barun Khanal

Why this Nepali expat chooses UAE to build his future

He found opportunity, stability, a sense of purpose that convinced him to stay and grow

Dubai-based Nepali expat Rudra Thapa

Massive ice chunk stalls Everest summit route setting

Falling ice mass delays rope-fixing on the treacherous Khumbu icefall

Mount Pumori, centre left, looms in the background as a mountaineer negotiates Khumbu Icefall to descend to Everest Base Camp, in Nepal, May 4, 2025.

Balen’s test begins: Can Nepal’s youngest PM deliver?

Youth wave brings Balendra Shah to power, but challenges loom large

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader Balendra Shah takes oath as prime minister during a swearing-in ceremony in Kathmandu on March 27, 2026.

Nepal’s reset moment: Can Balen deliver real reform?

Anti-corruption promise meets deep structural challenges at home and abroad

Balen Shah's reputation for administrative efficiency and anti-corruption rhetoric transformed him into a national political figure.

Who's Nepal's soon-to-be rapper PM Balen Shah?

From rap battles to national politics, Balen Shah embodies Nepal’s generational shift

Balen Shah isn’t just a politician, he’s a phenomenon who's now rewriting Nepal’s political playbook

From Everest to Antarctica, Nepali cyclist on a mission

Currently in Dubai, the 30-year-old has already completed 12 countries

From Everest to Antarctica, this Nepali cyclist is on a mission

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