Dewan Rai
Melting ice and mounting waste alarm Everest climbers
Sherpas and guides say rising temperatures are reshaping the Khumbu Icefall, exposing rock, swelling meltwater streams and worsening pollution on the world’s highest peak.
Nepal lawmaker Mingma Gyabu Sherpa summits Everest
First sitting MP to climb world’s highest peak carries parliament flag to summit in symbolic Himalayan ascent
Nepal’s climber-MP launches late Everest bid with parliament flag in hand
Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, a record-holding mountaineer turned lawmaker, says his ascent of Mount Everest is meant to promote national unity, climate awareness and Nepal’s mountain tourism industry.
Human remains found near Everest icefall as melting glaciers expose bodies
Human remains surface near the Khumbu Icefall as warming temperatures reshape the mountain and delay climbers’ ascent plan
Nepal’s parliament gets first mountaineer lawmaker
Record-breaking climber Mingma Gyabu Sherpa enters parliament while Rastriya Swatantra Party’s surprise victory ushers in Nepal’s first millennial prime minister
Leopard attacks kill two in one day in Bardiya
A woman gathering fodder and a man cutting grass were killed hours apart as rising tiger populations push leopards into villages, alarming residents and officials around Bardiya National Park.