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

Aug 26, 2026 | Everest Chronicle

Nepal dispatches team to open Manaslu route for autumn climbers

The team will leave Kathmandu on Monday to begin route-opening and rope-fixing work on the 8,163-metre peak, with more than 300 foreign climbers expected to attempt Manaslu this autumn.

Aug 23, 2026 | Everest Chronicle

Everest Summiteers Association marks silver jubilee

Nepal's Everest climbers' association marks a quarter-century of advocacy, safety and mountain conservation

Aug 23, 2026 | Everest Chronicle

Pakistan’s rescue rules leave climbers stranded on Karakoram peaks

Mountaineers say restrictions on helicopter operations are hampering rescue and recovery efforts after a deadly summer in the Karakoram

Aug 21, 2026 | Everest Chronicle

Pakistani climber Asma Mushtaq dies after medical emergency on Spantik

Doctor and mountaineer reached the 7,027-metre summit before suffering a medical emergency during descent

Aug 21, 2026 | Everest Chronicle

Body of US climber Sarah Mallory Geis recovered from Broad Peak

Local volunteers recover the last missing body from the July avalanche, leaving only one Nepali climber’s remains on the mountain

Aug 21, 2026 | Everest Chronicle