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Nepal announces a hike in climbing fee for 8,000ers

Nepal has raised the climbing permit fee for all its 8,000ers by 36-40 percent. As a result, the new permit fee for climbing Mount Everest during the spring season has increased to $15,000 up from $11,000 per person.

Community participation to protect the rare elongated tortoise

Nepal has an opportunity to use community-driven conservation to protect the critically endangered elongated tortoise, which can be key to saving this species from extinction.

Adriana Brownlee becomes youngest female climber to complete 14 peaks

French climber Alasdair Scot Mckenzie, 20, Pakistani Shehroze Kashif, 22, and British Adriana Brownlee, 23, are the youngest of the batch of 13 climbers who completed 14-peak challenge on Wednesday.

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa becomes first Nepali woman to complete all 14 peaks

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, who scaled Everest at the age of 21, became the first woman to become the IFMGA certified guide, and now the first Nepali female climber to complete all 14 peaks.

Indian climber rescued from a crevasse after 3 days of his missing

Anurag Maloo has been rescued from a depth of 300 meter below the crevasse where he had fallen off at a height of 5,600 m in Annapurna

Irish climber dies on Annapurna, while two other climbers being rescued

Indian climber Baljeet Kaur is being rescued from an altitude of 7,363m, while rescuers are trying to locate another Indian climber Arjun Bajpai.

Russian climber dies on Everest 

Pavel Kostrikin, 55, collapsed on the way camp II during a regular acclimatization. Rescuers are trying to bring the dead body back to Lukla by a helicopter.

Everest Climbers to Head For the Summit Early

Despite fewer climbers than last year, the Everest season is in full swing with numerous expeditions hoping to reach the summit before a storm hits.

Missing climbers airlifted from Annapurna 

The duo were doing an alpine-style climb without bottled oxygen and Sherpa guide, and went missing for several hours after they were last seen descending from the summit on Thursday afternoon.

Missing Italian climber comes in contact 

Corona, who was doing an alpine-style climb without bottled oxygen and Sherpa aid, had reached the summit on Thursday together with at least a dozen other climbers from two expedition agencies. 

Italian climber missing from Mount Annapurna

Giampaolo Corona lost contact with the base camp from Thursday afternoon while descending the summit of Annapurna, according to Bhishma Bhattarai of the Department of Tourism.

Annapurna records season’s first summit

Seven climbers from Seven Summit Treks and six members of 8K Expedition reached the summit of Annapurna I (8091 m) on Thursday noon, shortly after the ropes were laid above the camp IV. 
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Nepal announces a hike in climbing fee for 8,000ers

Nepal has raised the climbing permit fee for all its 8,000ers by 36-40 percent. As a result, the new permit fee for climbing Mount Everest during the spring season has increased to $15,000 up from $11,000 per person.

Community participation to protect the rare elongated tortoise

Nepal has an opportunity to use community-driven conservation to protect the critically endangered elongated tortoise, which can be key to saving this species from extinction.

Adriana Brownlee becomes youngest female climber to complete 14 peaks

French climber Alasdair Scot Mckenzie, 20, Pakistani Shehroze Kashif, 22, and British Adriana Brownlee, 23, are the youngest of the batch of 13 climbers who completed 14-peak challenge on Wednesday.