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The three were attempting to climb the 6,783-meter (22,254-feet) Kantega mountain, a smaller peak near Mount Everest in the remote Solukhumbu district. They had been out of contact with the expedition organizers since October 26, when an avalanche hit the area.
“A mountain rescue team has recovered the three bodies from the area,” police official Tarka Raj Pandey told Reuters. “The bodies have been identified.”
Pandey said the bodies have…
Mountains – one of the most beautiful gifts of nature to mankind.
The elevated portion of the earth’s crust rising abruptly from the surrounding level and attaining a high altitude is a treat to the eyes. The world is full of beautiful mountains. In fact, they occupy around 26 percent of the total surface of the land.
While some mountains lie low, others are high; standing as tall as 5000…
The three were attempting to climb the 6,783-meter (22,254-feet) Kantega mountain, a smaller peak near Mount Everest in the remote Solukhumbu district. They had been out of contact with the expedition organizers since October 26, when an avalanche hit the area.
“A mountain rescue team has recovered the three bodies from the area,” police official Tarka Raj Pandey told Reuters. “The bodies have been identified.”
Pandey said the bodies have…
Far from the murmur of people and the glow of headlamps, free from fixed ropes and abandoned tents, many mountains remain solitary places, friends of the sun, snow, ice, and wind. We examine some peaks that have only been climbed once, if at all, and the climbing stories behind them.
Machhapuchhre (6,993m), Nepal
Macchhapuchre lies at the end of a long ridge near the Annapurna Himal range of the Himalaya,…
Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Monika Deupala/File Photo
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KATHMANDU, Nov 8 (Reuters) – A rescue team in Nepal has recovered the bodies of three French climbers who went missing in the Mount Everest region of the Himalayan…
The Himalayas are the greatest mountain system in Asia and one of the planet’s youngest mountain ranges, that extends for more than 2,400km across the nations of Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. The term ‘Himalaya’ literally means the ‘Abode of Snow’ and has been derived from a combination of two Sanskrit words, ‘Hima’ which means ‘snow’ and ‘Alaya’ which means ‘Abode’. The Himalayas act as a mighty barrier between…
Pittsburgh’s large population of refugees from Bhutan and Nepal has been in the national news for years. Thousands of immigrants fleeing political persecution in those countries have made their way here, many settling in the South Hills. And the city’s dining scene has even been enlivened by a handful of restaurants serving Himalayan cuisine.
Pittsburgh resident Manju Pradham wears traditional Nepali clothing and jewelry.
But Til Gurung thinks it’s time…
Lodgings on the Kangchenjunga trail are more basic than those on the Annapurna Circuit, but it is more authentic. Rooms and food are simple, there are no printed menus. The dal bhat is the staple, with at least one meal a day. We ate by the warm kitchen fire, often sitting on the floor.
We trekked higher along a rumbling, roaring river and passed waterfalls, streams and other glacier-fed rivers.…
Tashi Gyatso Gurung from the village of Dhye in Upper Mustang is not home. Due to the negative effects of climate change, Gurung is 12 kilometres away from Dhye in a place called Thangchung. Having lived in Dhye for most of his life, Gurung and most of the locals in Dhye have had to relocate due to reasons out of their control.
“Water sources have dried up. There are no…
Rescuers Recover Bodies of Three French Climbers Lost in Nepal Himalayas U.S. News & World Report
Bodies found at Nepal site where French climbers went missing FRANCE 24
Rescuers recover bodies of three French climbers lost in Himalayas CNN
Nepal recovers bodies of French climbers lost in Himalayas INQUIRER.net
Bodies of three French climbers lost in Himalayas identified: Nepal police Gulf Today
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