The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended senior captain of Prabhu Helicopters Sobit Gauchan, following an unauthorized flight from Kathmandu to Camp II on Mt Everest. The flight was conducted by celebrated mountaineer Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja in violation of CAAN regulations on May 19.
Elite Exped, which faced controversy over ‘illegally’ taking non permitted climbers above the icefall section on Mt Everest, has claimed that their climbers trained at the base camp for Lobuche Peak.
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The latest list of permits issued by Nepal’s Department of Tourism includes a single unnamed climber willing to tackle the formidable south side of Cho Oyu. This does not mean a solo climber, but a single foreigner. Nepalese nationals don’t need to pay the royalty fees and are not included on such lists. Chinese authorities […]
A Co Antrim man who found a new lease of life after recovering from a dose of Covid-19 that left him bedridden, will be hiking the Himalayas next month.