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Norwegian climber sets her sights on 14 peaks record

Kathmandu (AFP) - A Norwegian climber is on track to beat the time record for summiting the globe's 14 highest peaks, part of her quest to change how the mountaineering world views women athletes.

AFP

In Nepal's capital, piles of garbage put off tourists and residents

British tourist Richard McSorley walked past a stinking heap of garbage in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Thursday, reminiscing the much cleaner temple-studded city he had visited decades ago for the first time.

Reuters

Indian climber banned for faking Everest ascent reaches summit

Kathmandu (AFP) - An Indian climber banned from Everest after faking a summit of the world's highest mountain has successfully scaled the peak for real, telling AFP he returned to "prove" himself.

AFP

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Bodies of all 22 victims of Nepal plane crash brought to Kathmandu for post-mortem

The bodies will be handed to the families of the victims after the post-mortem

The Hindu

Aspiring actor, tourists among 22 killed in Nepal plane crash

All 22 onboard Tara Air flight killed as Nepal orders an investigation into the crash amid questions over air safety.

Al Jazeera

Nepal says bodies of all 22 victims of plane crash recovered

The bodies of all 22 people, including 19 passengers and three crew members, who were on board a plane that crashed into a Himalayan mountainside in Nepal two days ago have been recovered, an official said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Nepal says missing plane with 22 on board crashed

KATHMANDU: Nepal's army said on Monday it had located the crash site of a plane that went missing with 22 people on board during cloudy weather on Sunday.

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Search paused in Nepal for missing plane with 22 on board

Pokhara (Nepal) (AFP) - Nepali rescuers called off their hunt for a missing passenger plane with 22 people on board late Sunday, planning to resume search operations at first light.

AFP

Plane with 22 on board missing in Nepal

Pokhara (Nepal) (AFP) - Nepali rescuers scoured a remote area of the lower Himalayas by helicopter and on foot Sunday after a passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing.

AFP

Western climbers rush to Himalayan peaks as Nepal reboots tourism

Ukraine’s Antonina Samoilova unfurled her country’s flag on Mount Everest earlier this month as Nepal opened its mountains to foreign climbers and set up a new airport to boost its lifeline tourism business which went into deep freeze during the pandemic.

Radio France Internationale

Nepal Air flight goes missing in bad weather with 22 people onboard after taking off from tourist town

The plane lost contact with the control tower five minutes before it was due to land at Jomsom after taking off from the tourist town of Pokhara, 125 kilometres west of the capital, Kathmandu.

ABC News

Passenger plane vanishes moments after take-off with 22 people on board

The small aircraft is carrying 19 passengers and three crew members disappeared on Sunday morning as it flew over a remote mountain range in Nepal.

Daily Record

Nepal: Rapper Balendra Shah becomes new Mayor of Kathmandu

A Nepali rapper Balendra Shah has been elected as the mayor of the capital city Kathmandu. Read more on Dynamite News:

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World's shortest teenager named as 18-year-old from Nepal measuring 2ft 4.9in

Dor Bahadur Khapangi measures a height of 73.43cm (2ft 4.9in) and was given a Guinness World Records certificate during an awards ceremony in Kathmandu on Monday

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South African paraglider makes first legal flight off Everest

Kathmandu (AFP) - A South African paraglider has made the first legal flight off Mount Everest, an expedition organiser said Tuesday, opening doors for "climb and fly" adventurers on the world's highest mountain.

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Nepali climbers kick-start this year's Everest summits

Kathmandu (AFP) - Eleven Nepali climbers reached the top of Mount Everest on Saturday, the first of hundreds of climbers expected to summit the world's highest mountain from its southern approach in the coming weeks.

AFP

Indian climber dies on Himalayan peak

Kathmandu (AFP) - An Indian climber has died in Nepal near the summit of the world's third-highest peak, expedition organisers said Friday, the third fatality of this year's busy Himalayan spring climbing season.

AFP

Nepal ganja campaign seeks return of Himalayan high times

Kathmandu (AFP) - Nepal's marijuana ban could soon be up in smoke, as lawmakers mull a return to the liberal drug policies that once made the Himalayan republic a popular pit stop on the overland "hippie trail".

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Reuters

Visitors trickle back, but climbing mecca Nepal seeks more

Nepal is putting a 21st-century spin on a tourism sector dominated by activities unchanged for generations as it looks to boost a vital part of an economy decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic and soaring import bills.

Dublin Live

Irishman found dead at Nepal hotel swimming pool

Local police reportedly responded to the discovery of the man's body, which was found at the pool on the first floor of the Hotel Manang in Kathmandu, on Wednesday afternoon just after 3pm

AFP

Nepali climber dies on Mount Everest

Kathmandu (AFP) - A Nepali climber who summited Mount Everest several times has died on the peak, expedition organisers said Friday, the first fatality on the world's highest mountain this climbing season.

ABC News

North Queensland couple relive their 1980s romance by restoring Top Deck tour bus

After crossing paths in Pakistan while on a backpacking adventure, Paul and Roz Willcocks now plan to enjoy their golden years on the same four wheels.

Irish Mirror

RTE Fair City's Ryan Andrews tells of scramble to charter private helicopter to get out of Kathmandu Airport

The actor is attempting to climb Mount Everest with former Big Brother star Marc O'Neill and pals

Reuters

China and Nepal study feasibility of cross-border power grid

China and Nepal will conduct a feasibility study to construct a high-voltage power transmission line across the Himalayas to facilitate the exchange of electric power, officials said on Saturday.

AFP

Mira Rai: child soldier, ultra-runner, mentor

Kathmandu (AFP) - For years Nepali child soldier turned ultra-runner Mira Rai trained alone every morning, but now she leads other young women up and down the hills, hoping the sport can help them break cycles of poverty and discrimination.

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