High winds halt search after fatal descent on Makalu
Four climbers reached the summit of the world’s fifth-highest peak in winter, but one Sherpa guide was killed during the descent, and an Iranian climber remains missing as rescuers wait for weather to improve.
Double-amputee Gurkha veteran completes historic Seven Summits challenge
With the summit of Mount Vinson in Antarctica, Hari Budha Magar becomes the first above-knee double amputee to scale the highest peak on every continent.
Mingma Tsering Sherpa: the quiet guide who carries dreams to the summit
From yak herder in a remote Khumbu village to one of Nepal’s most trusted climbing guides, Mingma Tsering Sherpa has risked everything to help others reach the world’s highest peaks — and is now chasing the Seven Summits himself.
Damber Parajuli re-elected president of EOAN
Association reaffirms commitment to safety, innovation, and standardized rope-fixing on high mountains
EOAN removes tons of old climbing ropes from Ama Dablam
EOAN’s first cleanup mission removes 200 kg of waste as the association takes full control of rope-fixing and mountain sanitation.
Climbers seek glory on unclimbed peaks as Everest becomes costly, crowded
As the cost and competition of climbing the world’s highest mountains rise, an increasing number of mountaineers are turning to Nepal’s smaller, unnamed peaks for both challenge and the prestige of being first.