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A peak of many names
I continue where I left off a couple of weeks back, retracing some of the history of the naming of Everest. I began my last ...
Mount Everest is not only the tallest mountain above sea level but also a geological wonder that continues to change. Here ...
While Nepal is grappling with the impact of climate change on snow capped mountains, including Mount Everest, mountaineers ...
Nepal had entitled the event with the highest peak in the world, Sagarmatha or Mount Everest, as "Sagarmatha Sambaad", where Sambaad means "conversation" in Nepali. Read Also US President Donald ...
The event brought needed urgency to the degradation of mountain environments, but questions remain about implementation of its recommendations.
Nepal's mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world's highest peak.
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The name game
It would come as news to everyone outside Nepal (and within as well) that the highest peak in the world has no name other than Sagarmatha. So much was declared by the self-assumed sage of our times, ...
Nepal had entitled the event with the highest peak in the world, Sagarmatha or Mount Everest, as "Sagarmatha Sambaad", where Sambaad means "conversation" in Nepali. Xiao Jie was invited as the ...
According to the Department of Tourism, Government of Nepal's report on Mountaineering in Nepal, Facts and Figures 2024 shows that a total of 659 successful climbers of Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) in ...
Our Everest reporter explains the biggest stories from the 2025 season: fewer fatalities than in 2024, a narrow weather ...