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Climate Change, Crowding Imperil Iconic Route To Top Of Mount Everest
As climbers begin to reach the summit of Mount Everest, some veterans are avoiding the Nepali side of the world's highest peak because melting ice and crowds have made its famed Khumbu Icefall too dangerous.
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At Least 18 Killed As Overcrowded Bus Slips Off Mountain Road In Nepal
An overcrowded bus carrying villagers heading home for the country's biggest festival slipped off a mountain road in Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, officials said.
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33 Killed, 28 Injured As Crowded Bus Veers Off Nepal Highway
An overcrowded bus veered off a mountain highway in Nepal on today, killing at least 33 people and injuring 28 others, a government official said.
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Helicopter Crashes In Nepal, Killing All 7 Aboard
A helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of Nepal today, killing all seven people on board, officials said.
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Helicopter With 6 People On Board Missing In Nepal
Officials say a helicopter carrying five people has gone missing in a mountainous region of Nepal while flying a sick woman to a hospital in Kathmandu.
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Despite Back-To-Back Disasters, Climbers Return To Everest
Last year, Sherpas had already set up two camps above Base Camp when the earthquake unleashed an avalanche that tore into the tent city, burying climbers and staff. Nineteen people were killed, 61 were injured and the pre-prepared route of ropes and ladders was destroyed. When the Sherpas refused to rebuild the route, the season was scrubbed. There...
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Tourism-Reliant Nepal to Seek Assurances Everest is Safe After Earthquakes
Nepal will ask international experts to assess the safety of Mount Everest trekking trails in an effort to convince tourists it is safe to return after two devastating earthquakes closed most routes.
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Nepal Earthquake: At Least 40 Indian Mountaineers Trapped at Everest Camp I and II
At least 40 Indian mountaineers remain trapped today at Everest Camp I and II, cut off from the Base Camp following avalanches triggered by the massive earthquake two days ago, officials said.
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Nepal Observes First Anniversary of Everest Tragedy
Nepal, today, paid a moving tribute to 16 mountain guides, mostly Sherpas, who were killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest a year ago.
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After Nepal Tragedy, Trekkers Safety in Hands of Living-Room Weatherman
Armed with a four-year-old laptop and an unreliable Internet connection, a retired weather forecaster working from his living room is the best local source of climate data for trekkers in Nepal months after a storm killed 32 in the Annapurna massif.
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Nepal Tells Mount Everest Litterbugs to Take Out the Trash
Six decades after the first conquest of the world's highest peak, tons of rubbish and human waste abandoned by hundreds of Mount Everest climbers is starting to raise a stink.
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7 Nepalese Women Scale Highest Peaks on All 7 Continents
Seven Nepalese climbers have returned home from Antarctica after becoming the first all-women's team to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents.
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Nepal Bus Accident Kills Nine, Injures Dozens
Police in Nepal say a bus crowded with people heading home for a festival has veered off a mountain highway, killing nine people and injuring dozens of others.
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Crowded Bus Veers Off Road in Nepal, Killing 23
Police says a bus crowded with holiday travelers veered off a mountain road in Nepal, killing at least 23 and injuring many more.
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Local Guide Must for Foreign Trekkers in Nepal: Trekking Association
Nepal's agitating tourism entrepreneurs today claimed the government has agreed to their demands for removing the chief of the country's tourism board and making it mandatory for foreign trekkers to hire local guides when mountaineering.
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Climate Change, Crowding Imperil Iconic Route To Top Of Mount Everest
As climbers begin to reach the summit of Mount Everest, some veterans are avoiding the Nepali side of the world's highest peak because melting ice and crowds have made its famed Khumbu Icefall too dangerous.
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At Least 18 Killed As Overcrowded Bus Slips Off Mountain Road In Nepal
An overcrowded bus carrying villagers heading home for the country's biggest festival slipped off a mountain road in Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, officials said.
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33 Killed, 28 Injured As Crowded Bus Veers Off Nepal Highway
An overcrowded bus veered off a mountain highway in Nepal on today, killing at least 33 people and injuring 28 others, a government official said.
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Helicopter Crashes In Nepal, Killing All 7 Aboard
A helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of Nepal today, killing all seven people on board, officials said.
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Helicopter With 6 People On Board Missing In Nepal
Officials say a helicopter carrying five people has gone missing in a mountainous region of Nepal while flying a sick woman to a hospital in Kathmandu.
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Despite Back-To-Back Disasters, Climbers Return To Everest
Last year, Sherpas had already set up two camps above Base Camp when the earthquake unleashed an avalanche that tore into the tent city, burying climbers and staff. Nineteen people were killed, 61 were injured and the pre-prepared route of ropes and ladders was destroyed. When the Sherpas refused to rebuild the route, the season was scrubbed. There...
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Tourism-Reliant Nepal to Seek Assurances Everest is Safe After Earthquakes
Nepal will ask international experts to assess the safety of Mount Everest trekking trails in an effort to convince tourists it is safe to return after two devastating earthquakes closed most routes.
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Nepal Earthquake: At Least 40 Indian Mountaineers Trapped at Everest Camp I and II
At least 40 Indian mountaineers remain trapped today at Everest Camp I and II, cut off from the Base Camp following avalanches triggered by the massive earthquake two days ago, officials said.
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Nepal Observes First Anniversary of Everest Tragedy
Nepal, today, paid a moving tribute to 16 mountain guides, mostly Sherpas, who were killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest a year ago.
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After Nepal Tragedy, Trekkers Safety in Hands of Living-Room Weatherman
Armed with a four-year-old laptop and an unreliable Internet connection, a retired weather forecaster working from his living room is the best local source of climate data for trekkers in Nepal months after a storm killed 32 in the Annapurna massif.
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Nepal Tells Mount Everest Litterbugs to Take Out the Trash
Six decades after the first conquest of the world's highest peak, tons of rubbish and human waste abandoned by hundreds of Mount Everest climbers is starting to raise a stink.
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7 Nepalese Women Scale Highest Peaks on All 7 Continents
Seven Nepalese climbers have returned home from Antarctica after becoming the first all-women's team to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents.
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Nepal Bus Accident Kills Nine, Injures Dozens
Police in Nepal say a bus crowded with people heading home for a festival has veered off a mountain highway, killing nine people and injuring dozens of others.
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Crowded Bus Veers Off Road in Nepal, Killing 23
Police says a bus crowded with holiday travelers veered off a mountain road in Nepal, killing at least 23 and injuring many more.
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Local Guide Must for Foreign Trekkers in Nepal: Trekking Association
Nepal's agitating tourism entrepreneurs today claimed the government has agreed to their demands for removing the chief of the country's tourism board and making it mandatory for foreign trekkers to hire local guides when mountaineering.
