Dhaulagiri expedition abandoned as climbing conditions worsen
Nepali climbers call off final attempt on world’s seventh-highest peak after heavy snow, strong winds and falling temperatures make ascent too dangerous
Gorkha flash flood leaves five missing, damages trekking infrastructure
Four army helicopters rescue 82 people, including nine foreign nationals, after a debris-laden surge sweeps through settlements along the Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha district.
Flash flood damages trekking routes in Manaslu region, tourists feared stranded
A debris-laden surge swept away houses, bridges and a hydropower project in Gorkha district, leaving around a dozen people missing and disrupting access to remote trekking areas.
Chinese trekker found dead in Everest region
Body of 36-year-old woman recovered from a steep ravine after she went missing while returning from Everest Base Camp-Gokyo trek
Himlung avalanche exposes precarious lives of mountain workers
Fifteen Nepali high-altitude workers died at Himlung Himal, leaving families without breadwinners and renewing questions over protection for the people who keep expeditions running
Expeditions continue on Himlung and Dhaulagiri despite heavy snowfall
Operators send workers to repair snow-damaged trails to Himlung base camp a week after an avalanche killed 15 high-altitude workers and left one missing, while climbers return to Dhaulagiri for a last-ditch attempt.
Manaslu climbing season officially closes after relentless snow
Record 493 foreign climbers came to Nepal’s eighth-highest mountain, but deep snow and worsening conditions have brought the autumn expedition to an early end
Four deaths in a month leave a family struggling to comprehend its loss
Two sons disappeared in a devastating flood before an avalanche claimed another son and a grandson.
Fifteen bodies recovered from Himlung Himal avalanche
Rescuers recover eight bodies in a single day as one high-altitude worker remains unaccounted for
Four more bodies recovered from Himlung Himal avalanche
Rescuers dig tunnels through 14ft of snow to reach workers buried inside their tents after the September 27 avalanche
Manaslu climbing season officially closes after relentless snow
Record 493 foreign climbers came to Nepal’s eighth-highest mountain, but deep snow and worsening conditions have brought the autumn expedition to an early end
Four deaths in a month leave a family struggling to comprehend its loss
Two sons disappeared in a devastating flood before an avalanche claimed another son and a grandson.
Fifteen bodies recovered from Himlung Himal avalanche
Rescuers recover eight bodies in a single day as one high-altitude worker remains unaccounted for
Four more bodies recovered from Himlung Himal avalanche
Rescuers dig tunnels through 14ft of snow to reach workers buried inside their tents after the September 27 avalanche
Expeditions continue on Himlung and Dhaulagiri despite heavy snowfall
Operators send workers to repair snow-damaged trails to Himlung base camp a week after an avalanche killed 15 high-altitude workers and left one missing, while climbers return to Dhaulagiri for a last-ditch attempt.
Nepal’s Climate Displaced Have No Place in the World’s Climate Debate
The Bhotekoshi-Trishuli disaster shows why climate justice must include legal recognition and protection for people who are forced from homes they may never be able to return to.
Two climbing guides found dead after Himlung avalanche
Rescue team reaches avalanche site by helicopter as 14 kitchen staff remain unaccounted for
Landslide jolts Manaslu village as storms disrupt Nepal
Trekkers and climbers flee their beds as rain and snow trigger landslides, avalanches and rising rivers across the country
Mudslide hits remote Himalayan village as heavy rain lashes Nepal
Three days of rain trigger an unusual mudslide in a remote 4,200-metre Himalayan village, while heavy snowfall disrupts Nepal’s autumn climbing season.
Nepal PM warns deadly floods are a climate warning for the world
PM Shah said climate change is deepening Nepal’s disaster risks, while the country pays a heavy price for a crisis it did little to create.
Manaslu trekking route reopens after locals rebuild flood-damaged crossing
Local residents restore access after floods swept away a bridge, but an official advisory urging trekkers to postpone travel remains in place
Nepal’s mountain guides turn rescuers and donors after devastating floods
Guides trained for some of the world’s most dangerous terrain entered oxygen-starved hydropower tunnels to search for survivors before donating Rs 501,000 to the national disaster fund
Flood sweeps away four homes, two bridges in Nepal's Manaslu region
Heavy overnight rain triggers flooding in Therang Khola, cutting a key section of the Manaslu Circuit as locals race to restore access.
Nepal urges tourists not to cancel trips after deadly floods
Government says major tourist destinations remain open as it seeks to limit the economic fallout from the disaster
Nepal is not closed. One district is.
How confusion over the geography of Nepal’s floods is hurting tourism businesses far from the disaster zone.
Nepal’s Climate Displaced Have No Place in the World’s Climate Debate
The Bhotekoshi-Trishuli disaster shows why climate justice must include legal recognition and protection for people who are forced from homes they may never be able to return to.
Nepal to demand climate justice at UN after catastrophic floods
Prime Minister Balendra Shah will use the UN General Assembly to press wealthy nations for compensation and climate finance as Kathmandu estimates the Rasuwa disaster will cost $4.7 billion to rebuild.
Nepal demands climate justice, compensation, not sympathy at LDC meeting
Minister Gita Chaudhary says Nepal needs climate justice and grant-based financing after a disaster that killed hundreds, caused billions of dollars in losses and displaced 60,000 people.
Nepal urges tourists not to cancel trips after deadly floods
Government says major tourist destinations remain open as it seeks to limit the economic fallout from the disaster
Nepal’s mountain guides descend from the peaks into a tunnel of mud
Specialists trained to work in the world’s most dangerous mountains waited four days to join the flood rescue effort. When they were finally called, they entered a dark, mud-filled tunnel in search of survivors.
Nepal mountaineering community to bid final farewell to Nirmal Purja 'Nimsdai'
Tribute ceremony and guard of honour to be held in Kathmandu as family restricts attendance at funeral in Britain
Annapurna Rural Municipality plans statue and museum for late mountaineer Nirmal Purja
The local body also proposes renaming Annapurna I and a trekking trail in honour of the legendary mountaineer born there
German Olympian dies in mountaineering accident on Laila Peak
German biathlon legend Laura Dahlmeier, a double Olympic gold medalist and world champion, dies at 31 after a fatal rockfall during a descent from Pakistan’s Laila Peak; recovery halted in accordance with her final wishes.
Cheating death in Thin Air
High up on the slopes of Everest, Nepali guide Dorchi Sherpa put his own life on the line to help a father fulfill a promise to his daughter. This nearly cost him his life.
Nepal deploys mountain guides for technical flood rescue
At least 579 bodies have been recovered and 1,924 people remain missing after an icefall-triggered glacial flood near the Nepal-China border swept away settlements and infrastructure across the Trishuli river system, leaving survivors trapped in tunnels and on remote cliffs.