Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit of the world s highest peak on Sunday, becoming the world s second person to do so. His record comes after he completed his first successful climb in 1998
Sherpas are leaving behind the climbing industry and discouraging their children from following in their footsteps. The hazards involved in climbing, meagre compensation and a scant safety net are reasons behind the move
Officials said that fourteen people from Patarasi municipality in the district had gone Chyarkhu to collect Yarshagumba (caterpillar fungus). Of them three passed away and nine others sustained minor injuries in the avalanche
After sunset, Mount Everest s surrounding high-altitude glaciers erupt with loud noises. A groundbreaking study by glaciologist Evgeny Podolskiy and his team has found that the glaciers chorus of spooky noises is because of significant dips in temperature after dusk, which cause ice to shatter
Magar, 43, stepped on an improvised explosive device in 2010 while serving in Afghanistan with the Brigade of Gurkhas a unit of Nepalis recruited into the British Army.