KATHMANDU—Authorities in Nepal have retrieved the bodies of all six people killed in a helicopter crash on Tuesday, including five Mexican nationals, officials said, the latest in a series of air disasters to strike the Himalayan nation. The cause of the crash near Likkhu, just northeast of the capital Kathmandu, was not yet known, the…
Nepali Sherpa Saves Malaysian Climber in Rare Everest ‘Death Zone’ Rescue
KATHMANDU—A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a “very rare” high altitude rescue, a government official said on Wednesday. Gelje Sherpa, 30, was guiding a Chinese client to the 8,849 metre (29,032 feet) Everest summit on May 18 when he saw…
Nepali Sherpa Scales Everest for 28th Time as Death Toll Rises to 11
KATHMANDU—A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year’s climbing season rose to 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-metre (29,032-feet) summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali…
British Climber Scales Everest for 17th Time, the Most by a Non-Sherpa Guide
KATHMANDU, Nepal—A British mountain guide returned to Nepal’s capital on Friday after scaling Mount Everest for a 17th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide. Kenton Cool first climbed Mount Everest in 2004 and has been doing it almost every year since then. “I…
Sherpa Climbs Everest 26th Time, Matching Record Set by Fellow Nepalese Guide
KATHMANDU, Nepal—A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit on Sunday morning along with a Hungarian climber, according to expedition organizer Imagine Nepal Treks. The season’s first…
Irish Climber Dies, Indian Missing on Nepal’s Annapurna
KATHMANDU, Nepal—An Irish climber has died and an Indian is missing after falling into a crevasse in two separate incidents on Mount Annapurna, the world’s 10th highest mountain, an expedition organizer said Tuesday. Another Indian climber fell ill on the way down from the 8,091-meter (26,540-foot) summit but miraculously survived after spending the night in…
3 Sherpa Climbers Missing After Falling on Mount Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal—Three Sherpa climbers were missing Wednesday after they fell into a deep crevasse on a treacherous section of Mount Everest just above the base camp, a Nepalese mountaineering official said. They fell into the crevasse, thought to be about 50 meters (160 feet) deep, on Wednesday morning as they were moving toward the first…
Pilot Error Suspected as Cause of Nepal Crash That Killed 72 People: Report
The plane crash that occurred in Nepal on Jan. 15, which killed all 72 people on board, may have been caused by the pilot pulling the wrong lever during the descent, according to a preliminary investigative report. The Yeti Airlines aircraft crashed just before landing in Pokhara on Jan. 15 in one of Nepal’s worst…
Probe Reveals Engine Malfunction Behind Nepal Plane Crash That Killed 72 People
Nepal’s investigation committee revealed on Monday that a faulty engine might have been the cause of the country’s deadliest plane crash in over three decades, which left 72 passengers and crew members dead. The committee made the revelation after analyzing data from the flight recorder and cockpit voice recorder of the Yeti Airlines ATR-72 aircraft…
2 Rare Pallas’s Cats Found Somehow Living on Mount Everest—And Their ‘Grumpy’ Look Is Still Adorable
Two rare wild cats have been discovered in one of the world’s most remote environments: Mount Everest. Perhaps they just wanted to get as far away as possible from everyone, for a pair of Pallas’s cats—the original “Grumpy Cat”—have been found living in Nepal’s Sagarmatha National Park, in the Everest region. As reported in the…
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