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Nepal issues permits to 260 mountaineers for climbing Mt Manaslu this autu
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Sept 19 (ANI): Nepal's Department of Tourism (DoT) has issued permits to 260 mountaineers to climb the Mount Manaslu this autumn.
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Nepal urges climbers, trekkers to halt activities as rainfall continues
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Sept 18 (ANI): Nepal's Department of Tourism (DoT) has asked trekking and expedition companies to halt activities as a precaution in view of incessant rainfall in the region in the last few days.
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Nepal makes mountaineering experience mandatory for aspirants wanting to s
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 15 (ANI): All climbers seeking a permit to scale Mt Everest should have prior high altitude mountaineering experience, said a high-level committee in its report on Wednesday.
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Uttrakhand: Bodies of seven climbers brought to Pithoragarh
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 3 (ANI): Bodies of seven out of eight missing mountaineers, who were on a mission to climb Nanda Devi peak over a month ago, were brought to Pithoragarh on Wednesday, officials said.
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Nandi Devi avalanche: Bodies of 7 mountaineers brought to Munsyari
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 3 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Wednesday brought down the bodies of seven climbers who were hit by an avalanche in May, from Nanda Devi to Munsyari.
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Ingenious 'bike' for climbing Areca nut tree to make farmers' lives easier
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 16 (ANI): In wake of the fact that there is a shortage of traditional Areca nut tree climbers, farmers here are finding it difficult to sustain the Areca nut plantation. However, a 48-year-old farmer, Ganapathi, took it as a challenge and invented ingeniou
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IAF rescues 4 foreign climbers from Nanda Devi; 8 still missing
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], June 3 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) is conducting search and rescue missions to rescue a 12-members international expedition team which went missing while climbing the Nanda Devi peak in Uttarakhand.
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Two Indian climbers die on Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 16 (ANI): Two Indian climbers died on Mount Kanchenjunga after falling sick while descending from the peak of the world's third highest mountain, their hiking company said on Thursday.
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77 Indian hikers on their way to Everest peak
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 14 (ANI): As spring's climbing season kicks in, 41 teams of Nepali and foreign climbers, including 77 Indian hikers, have embarked on a three-month expedition on Tuesday to reach the worlds' highest peak - Mount Everest.
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In a first, Nepal's Gyalzen peak scaled by 3 climbers
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Apr 9 (ANI): Achieving a momentous feat, a group of three climbers successfully became the first mountaineers to scale Nepal's untouched Gyalzen Peak in the Jugal Himal on Tuesday, according to Jugal Village Council Chief Homnarayan Shrestha.
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Jackie Chan, Wu Jing all set to reunite for action film
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 17 (ANI): The biggest action stars Jackie Chan and Wu Jing are coming together in an upcoming action film tentatively titled 'Climbers'.
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Indians top amongst foreign ascenders in Everest expedition
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 17 (ANI): The Department of Tourism of Nepal on Thursday released the number of expedition permits and the number of successful ascends of Mount Everest.
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