Harila
and Sherpa break record, climbing 14 world’s highest
mountains in three months (rep 27/07/2023)
Dawa
Yangzum scales 12 peaks, becomes first Nepali woman to
climb most 8,000ers (ht 23/07/2023)
Nima
Rinji becomes world's youngest to scale Nanga Parbat
(ht 26/06/2023)
“Without
Sherpas, there is no mountaineering” : Kami Rita Sherpa
scaled Mt Everest for the 27th time last week, but says
younger Sherpas no longer want to be guides, by
Bhadra Sharma (nt 26/05/2023)
Nima
Rinji becomes youngest climber to scale Lhotse,
accomplishes double headers (ht 25/05/2023)
Two
Sherpas race in thin air for prestigious world record :
Pasang Dawa summited Everest for the 27th time on Monday
morning. Kami Rita plans his 28th climb on Tuesday
morning to reclaim the title for most ascents, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 23/05/2023), Kami
Rita sets record by submitting Mt. Everest for 28th time
(kh 23/05/2023)
Kami
Rita Sherpa sets for the 28th climb of Everest, his
fifth dual ascent : On May 17, Kami Rita reached the top
of Everest for the 27th time, by Sangam Prasain (kp
21/05/2023)
Kami
Rita breaks his own record with 27th climb to Mt Everest
(kh 17/05/2023), Kami
Rita Sherpa breaks his own record, climbs Everest for
27th time : This spring, the Department of Tourism has
issued permits to 478 fee-paying individuals, the
highest permits issuance on record, to climb Everest
(kp 17/05/2023)
Sherpa
climber dies below Camp IV : Nepali Army captain being
rescued from Everest (ht 17/05/2023)
Pakistani
climber reaches Everest’s summit (rep 14/05/2023), Pasang
Dawa scales Everest for 26 times, Naila Kiani completes
five 8000er (ht 14/05/2023), Pasang
Dawa Sherpa ties 26 Everest ascents record : This
spring, the department has issued Everest permits to 478
fee-paying individuals, the highest on record, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 15/05/2023)
470
climbers in bid to scale Everest (ht 14/05/2023)
Harila,
among other climbers, summit Makalu (ht 14/05/2023)
Record-setting
Sherpa guide contemplates retirement (ht 03/09/2022)
Everest
summits: It's 25 for Pasang Dawa, 24 for Ngima Nuru
(ht 21/05/2022)
Nepali
woman scales Everest for record 10th time (ht
12/05/2022)
Kami
Rita scales Everest for 26th time as Everest summit
route opens (ht 07/05/2022)
Everest
records season's first casualty as Sherpa climber dies
below Camp I (ht 15/04/2022)
Lhakpa
Sherpa aims to set new record at Mt Everest (ht
12/04/2022)
Tribute
to grandfather: Tenzing Jangbu climbing Everest to pay
tribute to Ang Rita Sherpa, by Eak Raj Bastola (kp
12/02/2022)
Plight
of the Sherpas: “Is our retired life secure?”, by
Eak Raj Bastola (kh 29/12/2021)
Made
for the mountains : Having started his mountaineering
career in 2008, Mingma David Sherpa, 32, is now one of
the most recognised climbers of his generation, by
Pasang Dorjee (kp 25/12/2021)
Sherpa
family sets world record for notable Everest summit
(ht 21/10/2021)
12
Nepalis atop Mt Everest amid virus scare : Kami Rita
Sherpa led the group and climbed the mountain for a
record 25 times. The ascent in the time of a pandemic is
the season’s earliest in more than two decades, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 08/05/2021), Summit
route opens as Kami Rita scales Everest 25 times (ht
08/05/2021)
Six
Nepali women scale Mt Annapurna, by Arpana Ale Magar
(ht 17/04/2021)
Sherpas
should step out of the shadows : Their contribution to
mountaineering successes is often overlooked by the
global media, by Tsewang Nuru Sherpa (kp 26/02/2021)
Everest
Summiteers Association elects new executive
committee (ht 26/02/2021)
Sherpas,
Gurkhas and the ghosts of the Himalaya : It took more
than 100 years, but recognition has finally come by
Nepali mountain climbers, by Deepak Thapa (kp
04/02/2021)
Support
the Sherpas : The government must do better than just
handing out assurances (kp 16/12/2020)
Hit
hard by pandemic, Sherpa widows face uphill battle:
Contagion has hampered their plan to provide job
oriented training for fellow widows (ht 08/07/2020)
Sanu
Sherpa becomes third Nepali to complete 14 peaks as
Sergi Mingote scales 7 mountains in 444 days (ht
04/10/2019)
Sherpa
widows scale Mt Everest to inspire single women (ht
24/05/2019)
The
last of the first: Kancha Sherpa is the final climbing
member of the 1953 British expedition that first summited
Mt Everest, by Sharad Ojha (nt 24/05/2019)
Kami
Rita tops Everest twice in week in new record: Takes his
summit count to 24 (rep 22/05/2019)
Kami
Rita to again do Everest twice in a season: Will head
for the summit on May 22 to top the world’s highest peak
for the 24th time (rep 17/05/2019)
Kami
Rita Sherpa, in a stirring new record, climbs Everest
for the 23rd time: The 49-year-old guide has been
climbing the world’s highest peak almost every year
since 1994, by Sangam Prasain (kp 16/05/2019)
With
ropes fixed on Everest, climbers head for summit
(rep 15/05/2019)
Sherpa
climbers seek social security (ht 17/01/2019)
Sherpa
widows to climb Everest (kp 27/12/2018)
Avalanche
hits six-member team of Sherpas on Mt Dhaulagiri, one
missing (ht 20/09/2018)
Woman
climber Nima Jangmu Sherpa sets world record, by Rajan
Pokhrel (ht 23/05/2018)
Sherpa
climber dies while ascending Mt Everest from North Col,
by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 23/05/2018)
IFMGA
guide Damai Sarki Sherpa dies; Everest death toll reaches
five, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 22/05/2018)
Ngima
Nuru Sherpa becomes youngest climber to ascend Mt Everest
for 21st time (ht 20/05/2018)
Sherpa
shortage takes a toll on Everest (dkp 19/05/2018)
Lhakpa
Sherpa scales Mt Everest nine times breaking own record,
by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 16/05/2018)
Kami
Rita Sherpa scales Mt Everest for record 22 times (ht
16/05/2018), Kami
Rita Sherpa summits Everest for record 22nd time, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 17/05/2018)
79-year-old
Japanese oldest climber to scale Mt Lhotse; Sherpa climber
missing on Mt Everest (ht 16/05/2018)
Sherpa
climber dies on Mt Makalu, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht
15/05/2018)
Dolakha’s
Dawa Yangzum becomes country’s first female international
mountain guide, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 28/12/2017)
Denying
summit certificates an insult to Sherpas, says Norbu
Tenzing Norgay, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 20/07/2017)
Sherpa
climber recounts how they got second lease of life on Mt
Everest, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 03/06/2017)
Kami
Rita Sherpa scales Mt Everest 21 times (ht 27/05/2017)
Lean-burn
Sherpas fit for Everest: Nepali mountain guides have a
physiology that uses oxygen more efficiently than
lowlanders, by Roland Pease (kp 25/05/2017)
Sherpa
scales Mt Everest 19 times as summit bids underway (ht
24/05/2017)
Nepali
woman scales Mt Everest eight times breaking own record,
by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 14/05/2017)
Sherpas
protest at Everest base camp, demand summit certificates,
by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 03/05/2017), A
valid case: The government should simplify the process to
ensure that the Sherpa workers are also recognized as part
of the expedition (ht 04/05/2017)
Three
women set out to scale Mt Kanchenjunga (ht 11/04/2017)
Sherpa
dies
on Lobuche; Japanese missing on Mt Manaslu, by Rajan
Pokhrel (ht 15/10/2016)
Sherpas
denied
summit certificates, by Rajan Pokhrel (kp 15/07/2016)
[Only those who are carried by the
Sherpas to the top get certificates, not the real heroes?]
9
Sherpas honoured on Everest Day (kp 30/05/2016)
Lhakpa
Sherpa
breaks own record to climb Everest a seventh time (kp
21/05/2016), Lhakpa
talks
of endurance after scaling Everest seven times, by
Rajan Pokhrel (ht 28/05/2016)
First
climbers
set foot on top of Everest in 2 years: Open doors for
expeditioners to reach summit after deadly disasters
(kp 12/05/2016), 9
Sherpa become first to summit Everest in three years,
by Sagar Ghimire (rep 12/05/2016)
Female
climbers
blaze trails for their gender (ht 18/04/2016)
They
die,
we go home, by Mike Chambers (kp 01/04/2016)
Sherpas
summit
three virgin peaks in Dolakha (ht 07/10/2015)
Quake
fails
to dampen Sherpas climbers’ spirit, by Riwaj Rai
(rep 21/05/2015)
After
Everest
and K2, Sherpa women set sights on Kangchenjunga, by
Tsering Dolker Gurung (nt 12/12/2014)
Families
of
Everest avalanche victims to get Rs 500k each (kp
05/09/2014)
Nepali
women’s
team atop Mount K2 (kp 27/07/2014), Nepali
women
scale Mt K2: The trio’s motto was ‘women climbing for
climate change (ht 27/07/2014), Nepali
ketis
on K2: Three Nepali women climbers on 26 July became the
first all-women team to climb K2, by Ayesha Shakya (nt
01/08/2014)
Everest
avalanche
victims still await relief, by Rajan Pokharel (ht
26/07/2014)
Moving
mountains:
Sherpa climbers need to get organised if they want
themselves to be heard, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp
27/06/2014)
Sherpas
drifting
away from mountaineering: April 18 disaster on the
treacherous Khumbu Icefall on Everest has left most of
them shaken (ht 21/06/2014)
Friends,
relatives
of victim mark end of 49-day mourning period, by
Weena Pun (kp 07/06/2014)
Kanchha
Sherpa
recalls historic 1953 summit, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht
29/05/2014), Lone
survivor
recalls Hillary-Tenzing expedition, by Om Astha Rai
(rep 29/05/2014)
Nepali
female
climbers in bid to scale Mt K2, set world record (ht
15/05/2014),
Nepali women set to scale Mt K2: In bid to draw global
attention to climate change effects (ht 22/05/2014)
Just
cause:
While Sherpa climbing guides are often perceived as
Himalayan rock stars in reality they have little voice or
governmental representation, by Pema Sherpa (rep
19/05/2014)
Probe
politicisation
of Sherpa’s grief: Climbers, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht
03/05/2014)
The
Sherpas’
guide to ethical behaviour: The pressure for change,
by Curtis S. Chin and Dhamey Tenzing Norgay (ht 29/04/2014)
Sherpa
climbers
are in life-and-death battle all the time, interview
with Appa Sherpa (rep 24/04/2014)
Everest
avalanche:
Is climate change to blame?, by Katy Daigle (kp
24/04/2014)
The
tragedy
on Everest should serve as a lesson to make the mountain
safer for local climbing guides, by Ngawang Karsang
Sherpa (kp 23/04/2014)
The
Value
of a Sherpa Life, by Grayson Schaffer (Outside
18/04/2014), Everest
Deaths:
How Many Sherpas Have Been Killed? Climbing Sherpas suffer
the highest mortality rate on Mount Everest; We ran the
numbers, and the results will shock you, by Jonah
Ogles (Outside 18/04/2014), Mingma
warns
mountaineering could lose Sherpa support (ht
20/04/2014), Everest
expeditions
uncertain: Sherpas threaten to call them off if demands
not met in a week, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 21/04/2014),
Give
thoughts
to them (ht 21/04/2014), After
Everest
tragedy, all expeditions called off: Climbers declare
2014 'black year' after 13 deaths, 3 disappearances,
by Bhanubhakta Niraula (rep 21/04/2014), After
Everest
Disaster, Sherpas Contemplate Strike, by Ellen Barry
and Graham Bowley (New York Times 21/04/2014), NRN
Association
to provide Rs 1 million to each dead of Mt. Everest
avalanche (nn 21/04/2014), Everest
Sherpas
Issue Demands: The climbing season may not be closed for
business just yet this season, but it may be tough to
convince the mountain's most important climbers to carry
on, by Alex Heard (Outside 21/04/2014),
Shaken
survivor
calls it quits, by Weena Pun (kp 22/04/2014), Taskforce
to
address guides’ demands (kp 22/04/2014), Disposable
heroes:
Insurance for high altitude Sirdars must cover injuries
and accidents (kp 22/04/2014), Govt
has
mountain to climb with Everest season in limbo: Forms
task force to study the demands of mountaineering
support staff and guides and come up with
recommendations, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 22/04/2014), Wait
and
watch mode (ht 22/04/2014), Discovery
cancels
wing-suit dive (ht 22/04/2014), Sherpa
Guides
Bear Much of Risk in Everest Climbs, by Krishna
Pokharel (Wall Street Journal 22/04/2014), Taskforce
to
address Sherpa demands promptly: Threat of boycott
against Everest season (rep 22/04/2014), Avalanche-missing
kin
agonize over lack of news, by Kamal Pariyar (rep
22/04/2014), Ascent
on
Mt Everest to go on (nn 22/04/2014), Sherpas
consider
boycott after Everest disaster (nn 22/04/2014),
Govt
addresses
major demands: Guides not sure whether to take govt
offer or quit job, by Sangam Prasain (kp
23/04/2014), Everest
climbing
remains stalled, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 23/04/2014), After
Everest
tragedy, Sherpas face stark choices, by Om Astha Rai
(rep 23/04/2014), Everest
tragedy:
Heal Sherpas' wounds (rep 23/04/2014), Govt
team
to address Himalayan dilemma : inister flying to base
camp to convince support staff, guides to resume
climbing, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 24/04/2014), No
ride
on Mt. Everest this year, Sherpa guides tell Tourism
Minister (nn 24/04/2014)
Victims
of
Everest avalanche identified as death toll rises to 12
(nn 18/04/2014), Tragedy
on
Everest: Avalanche claims 12 lives, by Rajan Pokhrel
(ht 19/04/2014), 15
killed
in deadliest Everest avalanche, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 19/04/2014), 12
dead,
6 injured, 4 missing in Everest avalanche, by Kriti
Bhuju and Bhanubhakta Niraula (rep 19/04/2014), Another
body
pulled out of Everest mess (kp 20/04/2014), Everest
toll
reaches 13; three still missing (ht 20/04/2014), Avalanche
exacts
toll in personal tragedies, by Kamal Pariyar (rep
20/04/2014), Survivors
recall
chaos, fear in Friday’s Everest avalanche, by Binaj
Gurubacharya (kp 21/04/2014), Search
aborted;
spring climbs uncertain, by Sangam Prasain (kp
21/04/2014)
The
Disposable
Man: A Western History of Sherpas on Everest, by
Grayson Schaffer (Outside 10/07/2013)
Sherpa
recounts
1st ascent, handshakes and Hillary hugs, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 29/05/2013)
10-time
Everest
summiteer Namgyal Sherpa dies (ht 21/05/2013)
Young
Sherpa
plunges to his death on Everest (rep 08/05/2013), Sherpa
slips
into crevasse, plunges to his death on Mt Everest (ht
09/05/2013)
Not
listening
to Sherpas caused Everest brawl, by Sangam Prasain (kp
30/04/2013), Climbers
make
peace with guides after Everest brawl (ht 30/04/2013), Climbers
quit
expedition after Everest brawl (ht 01/05/2013), New
account
of Everest brawl emerges, points finger at foreign climbers
(ht 02/05/2013), Ministry to investigate Everest
brawl:
MoCTCA has directed liaison officers to help avert such
incidents (ht 03/05/2013), Speaking
for
the Sherpas: Sherpas are brought up to respect norms and rules
in order to protect their environment, by Frances Klatzel
(nt 03/05/2013), Clash
of
cultures: The anniversaries on Chomolungma this month may be a
good place to start mending the reputation of Himalayan
climbing (nt 03/05/2013), Of
Sherpas
and white men: Nepal’s dependence on tourism seems to have
instilled a saviour complex in many visitors, by Pranaya
SJB Rana (kp 05/05/2013)
Pasang
Lhamu
fondly remembered (kp 24/04/2013)
Nepal’s
Chhurim
first woman to scale Everest twice within days, by Deepak
Adhikary (kp 26/02/2013), Guinness
recognises
Nepali woman’s feat: Scaled Mt Everest twice within days, a
record for women (ht 26/02/2013), Sherpa
overcomes
prejudice for Everest feat (kp 01/03/2013)
An
ascent
to remember: Next year is the diamond jubilee of the Everest
climb and we can only hope that the Nepali state will embrace
Tenzing Norgay once again, after having spurned him over his
decision to live in India, by Deepak Thapa (kp 07/02/2012)
Sherpa
scales
Mt Everest thrice in eight days (rep 28/05/2012)
Nepali
girl
claims to be youngest woman to climb Mount Everest (nn
23/05/2012)
Legendary
climber’s
son dies on Everest (ht 20/04/2012), Two
Sherpa
guides die while climbing Everest in three days (nn
22/04/2012)
Veteran
summiteer
honoured (kp 16/07/2011), Mingma
Sherpa,
the grand old man of climbing, by Navin Adhikari (kp
17/07/2011)
Apa
will
not climb Mt Everest again (rep 30/05/2011), True
hero (rep 31/05/2011)
Sherpas:
Mountain
guides who don’t get the credit they deserve, by Manish
Gautam (kp 27/05/2011)
Super
Sherpas, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 15/05/2011)
Apa
Sherpa
scales Mt Everest 21st time; breaks his own record (nn
11/05/2011), Super
Sherpa's
21st tryst with top of the world, by Bikash Sangraula (rep
12/05/2011), Apa
Sherpa
breaks own world record, by Sangam Prasain (kp
12/05/2011), Uphill
for
others, ‘Apa’hill for him: Super Sherpa scales Mt Everest for
record 21st time (ht 12/05/2011)
Apa
Sherpa
to summit Mt Everest for 21st time (ht 05/04/2011)
Sherpa
girl’s
ambition to set a climbing record, by Ananda Gautam (kp
26/03/2011)
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