Nepal

To begin commercial expeditions from Nepal two groups of Sherpa are on a mission to explore a new route for Cho Oyu. Various groups working for the promotion of expeditions in Nepal’s mountains have joined their hands in this mission led by young Sherpa guides. If their mission is successful, it will be an additional option to climb Cho Oyu.

Mingma G’s bold and public ascent to the true summit of Manaslu should have ended the debate over the mountain’s highest point entirely. But instead, it seems to have brought up more questions than answers.

The ambitious German mountaineer speaks to Everest Chronicle about his second attempt to climb Everest solo, in winter, and without supplemental oxygen.

When I was first assigned to shoot on The Widows of Everest documentary in the Everest region for Al Jazeera 101 East I had no...

As a mountaineer and a Sherpa I can speak to how climate change is affecting members of my community. For Sherpas who have lived...

A Gurung community in Lamjung has used traditional practices to thrive for generations. Thanks to local politics this is now under threat.

Mingma Sherpa and his team tell their remarkable story of the first winter ascent of K2.

Khim Lal Gautam’s real job had only just begun when he reached the summit of Mount Everest in the early hours of May 22,...