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Everest opens for climbing (nn 09/05/2008), Two foreign climbers missing on Mt Dhaulagiri (nn 09/05/2008)

Nepali women on Everest, by Raman Grandon (kp 04/05/2008)

Govt slashes royalties on mountains (kp 01/05/2008)

Everest doctor warns of disaster, by Charles Haviland (BBC News 30/04/2008)

Rush on Himalayas as peace returns, by Krishna Regmi (kp 22/04/2008)

Govt imposes restrictions on Everest climbers, by Prakriti Prasad (ht 19/04/2008), Olympic torch: Mountaineers cut off from world for fear of Tibet protests, by Jeremy Page (Times, UK 19/04/2008), Army, police to thwart Free-Tibet demo on Everest: Will open fire if necessary, by Baburam Kharel (kp 20/04/2008) [Mountaineers should stay away from Everest in face of such authoritarion behaviour!!]

Fastest climber eyes another Everest record, by Shreejana Shrestha (kp 12/04/2008)

Everest peak closed until May 10 (kp 06/04/2008)

77-year-old woman eyes Everest (ht 03/04/2008)

Tourism entrepreneurs not to send mountaineers atop Everest between May 1 and 10 (nn 17/03/2008), Saving face (Independent, UK 17/03/2008), No ban on Everest climbing, govt says (nn 18/03/2008), Government gets cold feet on Everest ban (Gulf Times 19/03/2008), Expeditions in limbo: Political uncertainty still shrouds Chomolungma this spring, by Billi Bierling (nt 28/03/2008)

Everest expedition for awareness of climate change (kp 12/02/2008)

First inclusive women's Sagarmatha Expedition Spring 2008: Together Women can Change, by Bhushita Vasistha (kp 10/02/2008)

Harassment or hospitality?, by Raman Grandon (kp 27/12/2007)

New Everest incentives launched (BBC News 22/08/2007), Cut price Everest for off-season climbs (TVNZ 23/08/2007)

Youth the key to Everest success (BBC News 15/08/2007)

Dateline Qomolangma, reviewed by Rajesh K C (kp 18/06/2007)

Everest first ascent mystery deepens (samn 15/06/2007), To the top of Everest in the footsteps of Mallory, by Ian Herbert (Independent, UK 15/06/2007), Mt Everest mystery remains as Mallory bid recreated (Gulf Times 21/06/2007)

Avalanche (nt 01/06/2007)

Record number of climbers conquer Everest (Washington Post 31/05/2007), Everest records divide opinions, by Alastair Lawson (BBC News 31/05/2007), Spring 2007: A staggering number of people have already climbed Chomolongma this year, by Billi Bierling (nt 01/06/2007), 254 climbers scale Mount Everest from Nepalese side during spring season (International Herald Tribune 04/06/2007)

Dutch climber to attempt Mt Everest in his ‘shorts’ (nn 31/05/2007) [Stupid!?]

Japanese mountaineer removes half ton garbage from Mount Everest (International Herald Tribune 28/05/2007), Climber collects Everest rubbish (BBC News 29/05/2007)

Twas a unique climb: Apa, Lhakpa (kp 26/05/2007)

Sherpa peaks twice in week for Everest, by Keith Moor (News.com, Australia 26/05/2007)

Climbers risk all in 12-hour mission to save woman left to die on Everest (Times, UK 25/05/2007), Rescued climber on Everest claims she was abandoned by team members, revives ethics (Wavy 27/05/2007), Rescued climber on Everest grateful for second chance at life (International Herald Tribune 27/05/2007), Himalayan samaritans (nt 01/06/2007)

Everest is easy, says top Sherpa (Gulf Times 24/05/2007)

Pemba Doma Sherpa dead (nn 23/05/2007 , Everest heroine, Nepal’s pride perishes in Himalayas (Gulf Times 23/05/2007), 23 more scale Everest (kp 23/05/2007), Famous female Nepal climber dead (BBC News 23/05/2007)

Woman climber found abandoned on Mt Everest (wi 23/05/2007)

Two climbers die, 31 more top Everest (kp 18/05/2007), Italian woman scales Everest (Earth Times 18/05/2007), American teenager sets record on Everest (Monster and Critics 18/05/2007), 65 scale Mount Everest in Spring season (samn 19/05/2007), Six more scale Everest (kp 24/05/2007), Mom of 5-month-old atop Everest, by Krishna Regmi (kp 25/05/2007)

Flying over the top of the world, by Billi Bierling (BBC News 17/05/2007), Briton becomes first man to paraglide over Everest (Reuters 18/05/2007)

Climbing the often-lethal slopes of Mount Everest - feat or folly?, by Tim Johnson (Santa Barbara News-Press 17/05/2007), Near the summit, climbers enter a 'death zone' of multiple perils, by Tim Johnson (Santa Barbara News-Press 17/05/2007), Corpses litter the 'death zone' near Everest's summit, frozen for eternity, by Tim Johnson (Santa Barbara News-Press 17/05/2007)

26 climbers including a journalist scale Mt Everest (nn 17/05/2007), Two Korean climbers killed on Mount Everest (International Herald tribune 17/05/2007), Two South Korean climbers die on Mt Everest (nn 17/05/2007)

Sherpa breaks Mt Everest record (BBC News 16/05/2007), Nepal's 'Super Sherpas', the real kings on Everest (wi 16/05/2007), Sherpa climbs Mt Everest for record 17th time (Khaleej Times 16/05/2007), Veteran Sherpa guide climbs Mt Everest for record 17th time (Monster and Critics 16/05/2007), Sherpa summits Everest for record 17th time (Channel News Asia 16/05/2007), Sherpa guide scales Mount Everest for record 17th time (International Herald tribune 16/05/2007), Appa breaks his own record by scaling Everest for 17th time (nn 16/05/2007), Apa Sherpa breaks his own record, by Krishna Regmi (kp 17/05/2007)

Grandson does Tenzing proud on Mt Everest (wi 16/05/2007)

Avalanche sweeps Spanish climbers away (wi 14/05/2007), Two Spanish climbers missing in Mt Dhaulagiri avalanche (nn 15/05/2007)

Dozens of climbers waiting for clear weather for attempts on Mount Everest (International Herald Tribun e 14/05/2007)

South face solo: This month, a Swiss climber will attempt to finish a treacherous route on Annapurna I, by Billi Bierling (nt 04/05/2007)

Veteran mountaineer falls to his death on Mt. Everest (Khaleej Times 29/04/2007)

Mountaineers flock to Nepal, by Krishna Regmi (kp 20/04/2007)

'Super Sherpas' prepare to tackle Everest, by Sam Taylor (Yahoo 07/04/2007), Super Sherpas aim for new record on Mount Everest, unburdened by foreign clients, by Binaj Gurubacharya (CBS 11 TV 19/04/2007), Super Sherpas aim for new record on Mount Everest, raise funds for children (International Herald Tribune 19/04/2007), Sherpa tries record Everest climb (BBC News 29/04/2007)

Three dozen teams head for Himalayas (nn 05/04/2007)

Japanese team to clean Everest (kp 05/04/2007), Everest clean up campaign next week (samn 05/04/2007)

Pemba to scale Mt Everest, Lhotse in a single day (kp 26/03/2007)

Sherpas heading for home: Record holders tackling Everest again to raise money and awareness, by Deborah Bulkeley (Deseret News 26/03/2007)

Politics and snow leopard, by Abhi Subedi (kp 21/03/2007)

Mass summits and treacherous solos this mountaineering season, by Billi Bierling (nt 16/03/2007)

Set up mountaineering council: Report (kp 09/03/2007)

Climb walls: You don’t have to leave the Valley to get a taste of the outdoors, get fit, and de-stress, by Pratibha Shrestha and Pranaya SJB Rana (nt 02/03/2007)

Of mountain porters, by Raman Grandon (kp 06/01/2007), see also part 2 (07/01/2007)

Four French climbers missing: Report (nn 14/11/2006), Two climbers missing on Mt Ama Dablam (nn 15/11/2006), Six more climbers go missing (kp 16/11/2006), 10 believed dead in Nepal avalanches (Washington Times 17/11/2006), Missing ‘climbers crossed into Tibet’ (Gulf Times 22/11/2006), Accident on Ama Dablam: Last week, a distinctive part of the mountain broke off, killing six climbers, by Padam Ghale (nt 24/11/2006)

Two Sherpa climbers die in avalanche on Mt. Pumori; more casualties feared (nn 16/10/2006)

Mountaineering, by Raman Grandon (kp 27/08/2006)

Trekking with the Everest porters, by Navin Singh Khadka (BBC News 01/08/2006)

Everest verdeict that frees the mountain, by Ed Douglas (Observer 23/07/2006)

Traffic check on ‘highway’ peak, by Vivek Chhetri (tc 18/07/2006)

My Everest flirtation with death, by Navin Singh Khadka (BBC News 10/07/2006)

Bodies of nine missing climbers found on Mt Kangaru (nn 28/06/2006), Back to Kang Guru: A rescue team finds the remaining bodies of the avalanche that killed 18 climbers in Manang in October, by Padam Ghale (nt 14/07/2006)

Back from the death zone: Sherpa survives night near the top of the world, by Billi Bierling (nt 23/06/2006)

Dissolve NMA, demand trekking agents (kp 18/06/2006)

Dead bodies of six mountaineers recovered in Manang (nn 11/06/2006), Bodies of missing Nepali, French climbers found (nn 11/06/2006), Climbers' bodies found after 8 months in Nepal (People's Daily 12/06/2006)

Dawa sets fast Everest climb record (nn 07/06/2006)

Everest challenge (kp 07/06/2006)

Some piggy-back to Everest summit, by Krishna Regmi (kp 04/06/2006)

Appa to continue climbing Mt. Everest (nn 02/06/2006)

Sagarmatha's Charm Continues, by Prem N. Kakkar (rn 30/05/2006)

194 Climbers Scale Mt Everest in May (ht 29/05/2006)

Mountaineering needs better selling, interview with Ang Tshering Sherpa (kp 29/05/2006)

Everest climber left for dead is on his way back to base camp (nn 28/05/2006)

Lhakpa Eyes Another Everest Feat (ht 26/05/2006)

Appa summits Mt Everest for the 16th time (nn 19/05/2006)

27 people climb Mount Everest in two days (nn 18/05/2006), 28 climbers scale Mt Everest (nn 20/05/2006)

Age No Barrier as 70-year-old Scales Everest (ht 18/05/2006)

Lhakpa Sherpa sets new record atop Mt Everest (nn 17/05/2006)

Three climbers die on Mt Everest; six make it to the top (nn 08/05/2006)

Six people scale Mt. Everest (nn 05/05/2006)

Mt. Manaslu Golden Jubilee celebrations to be held in Nepal (People's Daily 01/04/2006)

Driving us up the wall: A climbing buff remodels his house to get kids hooked, by Alok Tumbahangphey (nt 31/03/2006)

Int’l team to embark on Mt Everest clean-up campaign (nn 05/03/2006)

Nepal to Mark 50 Years of Mount Manaslu Accession (nln 27/12/2005)

Mountainous plateau creates ozone ’halo’ around Tibet: Levels of ozone at extreme altitudes may add to the medical dangers faced by mountaineers (Innovations Report, 09/12/2005)

Porter's plight and the Government's apathy, by Pratibedan Baidya (nn 14/11/2005)

Do not take the mountains lightly: A leader of the rescue team details the search for victims of the Mt Kang Guru avalanche, by Padam Ghale (nt 28/10/2005)

Nepal searches for 18 climbers after avalanche (Reuters 23/10/2005), French mountaineers reported missing, three porters rescued (nn 23/10/2005), French climbers stranded in Nepal (BBC News 23/10/2005), 18 climbers feared dead after avalanche in Nepal, by Kim Willsher (Guardian 24/10/2005), 18 climbers feared dead, France sending an alpinist (nn 24/10/2005), Missing 18 climbers killed (kp 24/10/2005), 11 climbers killed in Nepal snowstorm (samn 24/10/2005), Fresh search planned for 18 missing climbers in Nepal (wi 24/10/2005), Chances of survival of missing mountaineers almost none: Rescue officials (nn 24/10/2005), All 18 climbers are dead: Police (nn 25/10/2005), Climber's body recovered in Nepal (BBC News 25/10/2005), Villages shell-shocked, by Damodar Neupane (kp 05/11/2005)

Mountaineers stranded near Annapurna base camp (nn 22/10/2005)

Nepal spring 2006 sales: Manaslu and Lhotse 50% off! (MountEverest.net 24/08/2005)

Non-Sherpa Nepali woman scales Everest (South Asian Media Net 31/05/2005), Love’s labor won on top of world, by Krishna Regmi (kp 03/06/2005), Wedding on top of Mount Everest (BBC News 03/06/2005), Height of love: Nepalese couple marry on Mt Everest (Web India 123, 03/06/2005)

Seven teams scaled three peaks in October (ht 05/11/2004)

Teams scale Amadablam, Putha Hiunchuli (rn 03/11/2004)

Liaison officers draw climbers’ flak (rn 28/10/2004)

Mountaineers bring back ‘garbage’ (ht 28/10/2004)

Korean, Nepali climbers to clean Manaslu (ht 08/10/2004), Clean up campaign at Manaslu planned (kp 08/10/2004)

Stage set for celebrations of first ascent of Mt Cho-Oyu (kp 13/08/2004), 1,000 climbers to attend Cho-Oyu celebrations (rn 13/08/2004), Cho-Oyu fest to promote Nepal: Messner, by Dikshya Thakuri (ht 15/10/2004), Stamps to mark 50 years of Cho-Oyu’s ascent out (ht 20/10/2004)

Mountaineering can flourish with government care, by K T Sherpa and Tapan Rajbhandari (kp 27/06/2004)

The Everest Bahn: Climbers are taking giant leaps for mankind, by Joti Ghimire (nt 11/06/2004)

“People Who Call To Close Down The Mt. Everest Are Hypocrites”, interview with Alan Hinkes, a British mountaineer (sp 11/06/2004)

Sherpa row sets mountaineering sector thinking (kp 10/06/2004)

Flying Dutchman returns with broken wings, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 06/06/2004)

$ 65m movie on Everest, by Ang Chhiring Sherpa (kp 05/06/2004)

Cold Rush: More than 1368 mountaineers have climbed atop the Mt. Everest in the last 51 years (sp 04/06/2004)

Annapurna I: First highest mountain scaled is forgotten, by Dinesh Regmi (kp 04/06/2004)

Unfading Everest lure (kp 31/05/2004)

Second oldest Everest summiteer dies, by Rajan Pokharel (ht 30/05/2004)

Spotlight shifts from Everest post-Golden Jubilee, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 29/05/2004)

Trained to climb: Nepali guides get international-standard training for rock and ice climbing, by Pragya Shrestha (nt 28/05/2004)

Competition For Record: Records are fast tumbling down the steep of Mount Everest. This season is no exception, by Keshab Poudel (sp 28/05/2004

Disability no bar to this Sherpa to scale Everest (rn 24/05/2004)

First Greek team scale Everest (rn 23/05/2004)

Record: Pemba does Everest in 8 hours, by Shree Ram Subedi (ht 22/05/2004), Pemba reclaims Everest speed-climbing record (kp 22/05/2004), Pemba Dorje sets new record on speed climbing of Everest (rn 22/05/2004), Pemba gets hero’s welcome in City (ht 25/05/2004), Pemba’s Everest feat draws controversy, by Satyendra Timilsina (kp 01/06/2004), Sherpas doubt Pemba’s claim (ht 04/06/2004)

Opening of new peaks challenge mountaineers, by Ang Chhiring Sherpa (kp 22/05/2004)

Skiing down Cho Oyu (nt 21/05/2004)

Enthusiasts prepare for int’l climbing competition, by Ang Tsering Sherpa (kp 20/05/2004)

First ascent to Everest summit in 2004 (ht 17/05/2004), 72 mountaineers ascend Everest (kp 17/05/2004), 33 climbers scale Mt. Everest (rn 17/05/2004), Over 25 climbers scale Mt. Everest (rn 17/05/2004), Appa does it for 14th time (ht 18/05/2004), 14 times atop Everest, Appa sets new record (ht 18/05/2004), Bravo Appa! (ht 19/05/2004), Lhakpa does it for fourth time (kp 21/05/2004)

Everest climbers stuck at base camp (ht 11/05/2004)

Mountaineering expeditions decline this season (kp 07/05/2004)

West Face of Kabru IV: Everest gets all the headlines, but next week a Serbian expedition is poised to climb one of the world’s highest unclimbed peaks, by Anagha Neelakantan (nt 30/04/2004), The truth about Kabru (nt 30/04/2004)

High adventure (kp 17/04/2004)

Expensive Everest, by Ang Tsering Sherpa (nt 09/04/2004; originally published in Kantipur, 04/04/2004)

11 teams to scale Everest this season (kp 03/04/2004)

Maya becomes first Nepali woman to scale Mt. Pumori (rn 30/03/2004)

NMA plans wall climbing facility (ht 28/01/2004)

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