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Everest Permit Price Climbs New Heights: Debate Over Nepal's Move
Everest permit fees hike: Nepal increases climbing permit fees by 36 per cent, sparking debate on the impact on tourism and environmental conservation.
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Indian Climber Rescued From Mount Everest Dies, 8th Death This Season
An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world's highest mountain to eight.
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Kenyan Climber, His Nepali Guide Die On Mount Everest
A Kenyan and a Nepali climber have died close to Everest's summit, tourism officials said Thursday, taking this season's toll on the world's highest mountain to at least four.
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Climbers Did Not Die Due To Congestion On Mount Everest, Says Nepal
Nepal's Department of Tourism (DoT) on Thursday claimed that high altitude sickness and other health reasons caused deaths on Mount Everest this spring season, not congestion.
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60 Women, Including 8 Indians, Will Make Everest Bid This Spring
Sixty women including eight from India, have received permits to summit Mount Everest this spring, an increase from the total number in 2017, Nepal's Department of Tourism (DoT) said on Friday.
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Everest Fraud: Nepal Reopens Probe Into Mountaineering Ban On Pune Couple
Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has reopened an investigation into the mountaineering ban imposed on an Indian couple after they were alleged to have faked scaling of Mount Everest in May 2016, the media reported.
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Austrian Climber Missing in Himalayas: Nepal Official
A 27-year-old Austrian climber has been missing for three days in Nepal's Himalayas after falling during an expedition, an official said today, with a rescue attempt hampered by bad weather.
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Nepal Earthquakes Caused Minimal Damage to Everest Trails: Study
Most lodges and hiking trails near Mount Everest suffered only minimal damage during two devastating earthquakes in Nepal this year, according to a government-commissioned report that will offer some hope to a battered tourism industry.
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Mount Everest Base Camp in Tibet to Reopen
The Mount Everest base camp in Tibet will be reopened to climbers on July 1, the tourism authorities said today.
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Mount Everest Not Officially Closed to Climbers: Officials
Mount Everest remains open to climbers, a senior official at Nepal's tourism department said today, despite avalanches after last month's devastating earthquake destroying much of the established route to the summit of the world's highest peak.
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Nepal Earthquake: Around 200 Rescued From Mount Everest, Says Tourism Ministry
Around 200 people have been rescued from the Mount Everest, Nepal's tourism ministry said on Tuesday and added that 19 people are dead.
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Climbers Tweet Updates as Avalanches Continue on Everest Slopes
Even as a Nepal tourism ministry official on Sunday declared a toll of 18 climbers on Mount Everest after Saturday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake, climbers in the area tweeted updates about the prevailing conditions around their respective base camps.
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China Climber's Chopper-Aided Everest Summit Recognised
Nepal has recognised a Chinese mountaineer's summit of Mount Everest this season, a tourism ministry official said on Tuesday, despite controversy over her use of a helicopter during the ascent.
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Nepal Opens Up 104 New Himalayan Peaks for Climbing
Nepal has opened 104 more mountain peaks for climbers, including two named after the conquerors of Mount Everest, hoping more foreign climbers come to the Himalayan country, a tourism official said Thursday.
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'It came out of nowhere, flying right at us,' recounts Everest avalanche survivor
A young Nepalese guide who survived the deadliest mountaineering accident ever on Mount Everest recalled Friday being "trapped" after the avalanche came crashing down the icy slopes, killing at least 12 of his companions.
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Everest Permit Price Climbs New Heights: Debate Over Nepal's Move
Everest permit fees hike: Nepal increases climbing permit fees by 36 per cent, sparking debate on the impact on tourism and environmental conservation.
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Indian Climber Rescued From Mount Everest Dies, 8th Death This Season
An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world's highest mountain to eight.
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Kenyan Climber, His Nepali Guide Die On Mount Everest
A Kenyan and a Nepali climber have died close to Everest's summit, tourism officials said Thursday, taking this season's toll on the world's highest mountain to at least four.
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Climbers Did Not Die Due To Congestion On Mount Everest, Says Nepal
Nepal's Department of Tourism (DoT) on Thursday claimed that high altitude sickness and other health reasons caused deaths on Mount Everest this spring season, not congestion.
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60 Women, Including 8 Indians, Will Make Everest Bid This Spring
Sixty women including eight from India, have received permits to summit Mount Everest this spring, an increase from the total number in 2017, Nepal's Department of Tourism (DoT) said on Friday.
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Everest Fraud: Nepal Reopens Probe Into Mountaineering Ban On Pune Couple
Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has reopened an investigation into the mountaineering ban imposed on an Indian couple after they were alleged to have faked scaling of Mount Everest in May 2016, the media reported.
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Austrian Climber Missing in Himalayas: Nepal Official
A 27-year-old Austrian climber has been missing for three days in Nepal's Himalayas after falling during an expedition, an official said today, with a rescue attempt hampered by bad weather.
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Nepal Earthquakes Caused Minimal Damage to Everest Trails: Study
Most lodges and hiking trails near Mount Everest suffered only minimal damage during two devastating earthquakes in Nepal this year, according to a government-commissioned report that will offer some hope to a battered tourism industry.
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Mount Everest Base Camp in Tibet to Reopen
The Mount Everest base camp in Tibet will be reopened to climbers on July 1, the tourism authorities said today.
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Mount Everest Not Officially Closed to Climbers: Officials
Mount Everest remains open to climbers, a senior official at Nepal's tourism department said today, despite avalanches after last month's devastating earthquake destroying much of the established route to the summit of the world's highest peak.
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Nepal Earthquake: Around 200 Rescued From Mount Everest, Says Tourism Ministry
Around 200 people have been rescued from the Mount Everest, Nepal's tourism ministry said on Tuesday and added that 19 people are dead.
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Climbers Tweet Updates as Avalanches Continue on Everest Slopes
Even as a Nepal tourism ministry official on Sunday declared a toll of 18 climbers on Mount Everest after Saturday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake, climbers in the area tweeted updates about the prevailing conditions around their respective base camps.
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China Climber's Chopper-Aided Everest Summit Recognised
Nepal has recognised a Chinese mountaineer's summit of Mount Everest this season, a tourism ministry official said on Tuesday, despite controversy over her use of a helicopter during the ascent.
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Nepal Opens Up 104 New Himalayan Peaks for Climbing
Nepal has opened 104 more mountain peaks for climbers, including two named after the conquerors of Mount Everest, hoping more foreign climbers come to the Himalayan country, a tourism official said Thursday.
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'It came out of nowhere, flying right at us,' recounts Everest avalanche survivor
A young Nepalese guide who survived the deadliest mountaineering accident ever on Mount Everest recalled Friday being "trapped" after the avalanche came crashing down the icy slopes, killing at least 12 of his companions.
