‘I see no future’: Sherpas leave the job they made famous
NYT: One-third of the people who've died on Everest since records began have been Sherpas.
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Looking for love? You may want to get off the apps and onto a plane.
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A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkey and Syria, killing thousands of people.
The queen of Everest trains while working at the supermarket
New York Times: Lhakpa Sherpa has climbed to the top of the world 10 times.
Black boxes from Nepal plane crash to be sent to Singapore
The Yeti Airlines crash in January killed all 72 people on board.
Watch: Passenger’s video captures last moments before plane crash
Sonu Jaiswal was filming the plane’s descent seconds before it veered and crashed.
17 years after her husband’s crash in Nepal, a pilot met the same fate
NY Times: In 2006, Anju Khatiwada made a vow: she would continue her late husband's dream.
Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from Nepal crash site
At least 69 of the 72 people aboard a Yeti Airlines plane died when it crashed in Pokhara.
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Nepal's landscape and weather changes posit unrivalled challenges to flights.
Blogger’s eerie selfie before Nepal plane crash
She shared a selfie on a doomed plane ahead of Nepal's worst plane crash.
Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from Nepal crash site; Aussie on plane named
The boxes were found today after the plane crash killed 68 of the 72 people aboard.
Heartwrenching reason man caught doomed Nepal flight
Heartbreaking new details have emerged about the deadly plane crash.
Nepal plane crash: 68 dead, video shows terrifying plunge
Short flight from Kathmandu to tourist town ends in tragedy near newly opened airport.
At least 32 dead after plane carrying 72 people crashes in Nepal
Aircraft operated by Yeti Airlines was flying into resort town of Pokhara.
Big adventures: How to walk the world's greatest thru-hikes
Mere mortals traversing the globe by aeroplane can never grasp these epic routes.
Forbidden Kingdom: Bhutan opens multi-day hiking trail
After 60 years dormant, the Trans Bhutan Trail opens this week.
Peter Hillary: My father's enduring ties to the Queen
OPINION: Sir Edmund Hillary's son recalls how his family was tethered to QEII's reign.
Plane wreckage found in Nepal mountains, 14 bodies recovered
Search of mountainside crash site continues, with no word on survivors.
Everest Day: Nepal wants New Zealand friendship marked
Just 190 visas have been granted to Kiwis since Covid.
Peter Hillary backs Nepalese community's push for official recognition of Everest Day
Everest Day celebrates the anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's first ascent of Mt Everest.
World's highest tea party held on Mount Everest
Scared of heights? You may want to give this tea party a miss.
Young climber becomes first ever to conquer Grandes Jorasses solo
No one has dared attempt to make the climb solo, until now.
Covid, the King and the abominable snowman: Bhutan's ancient trail reopens
Your chance to follow in the footsteps of warrior monks, royalty, maybe even a Yeti.
Momo diplomacy: Nepali festival aims to unite dumpling-loving communities
Inaugural Nepali festival in March will be dedicated to dumplings.
Cheers! How to toast in 20 different languages
From France to Fiji, here's what to say when you raise a glass this weekend.
A climbing award that may be a winner's last
New York Times: Does the biggest climbing award honour or encourage risk?
Mt Everest in crisis: Calls to end world's most coveted climb
Climbing to the highest point on earth has been the ultimate dream for many hikers.
Visitor visas under Culturally Arranged Marriages will be processed during pandemic: INZ
Visitors under the category will be exempt from Covid-19 border restrictions.
George Hillary: My grandfather vaccinated in the Himalayas
OPINION: George Hillary recalls his grandfather's mission to stop a smallpox outbreak.
Covid-19 vaccine required to climb Everest
The remote Khumbu region was relatively untouched by Covid. Then climbers arrived.
'Downhill struggle' to find Covid relief funding for Nepal
Himalayan Trust calls on skiers, hikers and bikers to do some good for Nepal.
Should a mental health emergency derail a dangerous climb?
New York Times: Debate has emerged around mental illness in adventure sports.
World's highest mountain no escape from Covid, Wanaka film-maker finds
Wanaka documentary maker Scott Simper caught Covid-19 while filming on Mt Everest.