Nepal's mountaineering community marks 72 years since conquest of Everest summit
Nepal contains eight of the highest peaks in the world and every year hundreds of foreign climbers fly to the country in South Asia to tackle the mountains.
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Everest faces pressure from climate change and overcrowding
Nepal says it must protect Mount Everest as rising climber numbers and climate change put pressure on the world’s highest peak.
8 days ago
Peak speed: Sherpas say their traditions are at risk after record Everest ascents
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Use of xenon gas and hypoxic tents before recent expeditions has triggered alarm in Nepal, where guides fear it could encourage inexperienced climbers
There is nothing unusual about records being brok…
Nepal's 'Everest Man' sets record with 31st summit
Kami Rita Sherpa is a "global symbol of Everest itself", says the expedition organiser.
12 days ago
I was on Race Across The World and when I got home I turned my whole life upside down - here's why
The BBC adventure show sees five pairs go head to head in a 14,000 kilometers race across China , Nepal and India for a huge cash prize.
14 days ago
Bhutanese Nepalis fled ethnic cleansing for the US. Trump is returning them to the refugee camps
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They lost their Nepalese citizenship years ago and are now living in a ‘stateless limbo’ amid Trump’s deportations
Aasis Subedi, a Bhutanese Nepali refugee, finds himself back in the same Nepal refuge…
18 days ago
Race Across The World couple who stunned viewers by revealing they had just divorced each other tell what they did when they got home - and whether they have got back together
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Gaz and Yin charmed viewers with their 'unmatched chemistry' on the BBC adventure show, which sees contestants go head-to-head in a 14,000-kilometre race across China , Nepal and India .
20 days ago
‘We were poor, but at least we were together’: families of Nepali workers killed in Saudi Arabia wait for justice
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The opportunity to make money in the Gulf attracts thousands of men from Nepal’s poorest regions, but for the families of those who die in workplace accidents, compensation can be hard to come by
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26 days ago
‘If I had to choose, I’d prefer the earthquake’: the 2015 disaster left Nepal in ruins, now record rains wreak fresh havoc
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Despite attempts to build resilience by improving infrastructure and first response, extreme weather events and US aid cuts have left many feeling vulnerable
When the monsoon rains came last September…
30 days ago
The last nomads of Nepal
The Raute face sharp population decline as they balance tradition and modern pressures.