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American climber dies on descent from summit of Mount Everest

Gopal Sharma, Reuters
Posted at May 28 12:59 PM

Christopher John Kulish, 61, scaled the 8,850 meter (29,035 feet) peak from the normal Southeast Ridge route in the morning but died suddenly at South Col after descending from the summit, Mira Acharya, a Nepal tourism department official said.   Read more »

4 die on crowded slopes of Mount Everest

Gopal Sharma, Reuters
Posted at May 24 11:37 PM

KATHMANDU - Three Indian climbers and one Nepali guide died on Mount Everest in the past couple of days, taking to seven the total number killed or missing on the world's highest mountain in this year's climbing season, Nepali officials said on Friday.   Read more »

Cyclone Fani fallout blows tents off Everest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 03 10:41 PM

About 20 tents at Everest's Camp 2, at 6,400 meters (21,000 feet), were affected.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: APRIL 25, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 07:01 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Nepal earthquake 4 years later

Prakash Mathema, AFP
Posted at Apr 25 08:23 PM

A Nepali man walks in an alley flanked by houses that were damaged by the 2015 earthquake, on the fourth anniversary of the disaster in Kathmandu on Thursday. Read more »

Life after death: Sherpa widows eye Everest to fight taboo

Annie Banerji and Gopal Sharma, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Apr 22 11:04 AM

KATHMANDU - Two Nepali Sherpa women hope to conquer Mount Everest next month, finishing off the job their husbands started in a bid to empower fellow widows and prove there is life after death. Read more »

Nepal bans online game PUBG

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 12 12:56 PM

KATHMANDU - Nepal on Thursday banned popular South Korean online game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, also known as PUBG, citing its negative impact on mental health of players because of its violent content and addictive nature, officials said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 2, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 11:52 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Storm aftermath

Navesh Chitrakar, Reuters
Posted at Apr 02 08:05 PM

A woman cooks food at her house damaged by a storm in Bara district, Nepal on Tuesday. Read more »

Snowstorm kills nine climbers on Nepal peak

Ashok Dahal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 05:35 PM

It is one of the deadliest mountaineering accidents to hit the Himalayan nation in recent years. Read more »

5 South Korean, 4 Nepali climbers, porters missing in Himalayas – officials

Gopal Sharma, Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 02:43 PM

KATHMANDU - A group of 5 South Korean and 4 Nepali climbers and porters has been reported missing after a storm hit a camp on a Himalayan peak in west Nepal, officials said Saturday. Read more »

Flight na-delay dahil sa lasing na piloto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 09:47 AM

Halos 10 oras naantala ang paglipad ng isang eroplano sa Nepal matapos matuklasang lasing pala ang piloto nito, sabi ng mga opisyal ng paliparan noong Lunes. Read more »

'Unnecessary rescues' soar in Nepal on profits from insurance payouts

Annable Symington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 28 12:36 PM

Tourists hiking in Nepal's Himalayan mountains are being pressured into costly helicopter evacuations at the first sight of trouble by guides linked to powerful brokers who are making a fortune on "unnecessary rescues," industry insiders say. Read more »

With khukris and assault rifles, Singapore's Gurkhas to guard Trump-Kim summit

Greg Torode and Dewey Sim, Reuters
Posted at Jun 05 01:50 PM

SINGAPORE - When U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet for their historic summit in Singapore later this month, they will be protected by men from one of the fiercest warrior tribes in the world - the Gurkhas of Nepal. Read more »

World's highest ER battles to save lives on Everest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 01:07 PM

The doctors staffing the sole emergency room on the roof of the world battle high altitude, freezing conditions and violent weather every climbing season to save the lives of sick and injured mountaineers.  Read more »

Nepal preps for busy year as hundreds cleared to climb Everest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 09:59 PM

Rapid growth in the climbing industry has accompanied complaints of overcrowding and fears that inexperienced mountaineers could run into trouble. Read more »

Kathmandu airport closed after jet skids off runway

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 01:20 PM

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Kathmandu airport was closed Friday after a Malaysian jet with 139 people on board aborted its takeoff and skidded off the runway, officials said. Read more »

Kathmandu plane crash kills at least 40

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 08:16 PM

At least 40 people were killed and 23 injured when a Bangladeshi plane crashed and burst into flames near Kathmandu airport on Monday, in the worst aviation disaster to hit Nepal in years. Read more »

From Maoist symbol to hipster accessory: Nepali shoes get revamp

Annabel Symington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 02:32 PM

Long maligned as the footwear of choice for Nepal's Maoist guerillas, Goldstar sneakers are undergoing a revival in the Himalayan nation -- fast becoming a must-have hipster accessory. Read more »

Nepal losing out to China as Everest operators cross mountain

Annabel Symington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 01:19 AM

Veteran climbing outfits, fed up with what they regard as a lax attitude to safety, are starting to shift operations to Everest's north side in Tibet. Read more »