The climbing season has just ended in the Nepal Himalayas. But things are just hotting up in Pakistan, with international teams lining up to ascend K2, Broad Peak , Gasherbrum and Nanga Parbat. Serap Jangbu Sherpa , in his quest to become the first Nepalese to climb the 14 eight thousanders is in Pakistan and [...]
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Ropai Jatra(Asadh 15)
Monsoons are underway and life at the farmsteads in Nepal are abuzz with planting activity.The farmers and their families are busy from dawn till dusk, ploughing the field, planting rice saplings in the wet and muddy earth, all the while singing folk songs and trying to complete their day’s work before dusk falls. The fields [...]
First Summits of Spring 2009
Above the mighty 8,000’ers : First Summits of the season (Spring 2009)
Mt Everest (8,848m)/ South side : Summitted on May 5th by climbing sherpas Mingma Tenzing , Panuru , Kami Rita , Dorje and Nima Tsering , while fixing ropes to the summit. David Tait (UK) , along with the sherpa team of Phurba Tashi, [...]
Fishtail Air adds the new AS 350 B2 to its fleet
Fishtail Air adds the new AS 350 B2 to its fleet
Fishtail Air Pvt Ltd has added the new AS 350 B2 helicopter to its fleet. According to Mr. Sajish Shrestha, the Marketing Manager, Fishtail Air,the aircraft arrived in Kathmandu on 11th April and the company operated its first flight on April 16th 2009, when it [...]
Minister Yami promotes Adventure Tourism
Greeting Year 2066 with a Bungy Leap – Minister Yami promotes Adventure Tourism
In a bid to promote Nepal Tourism Year 2011, Minister of Tourism & Civil Aviation, Hisila Yami took part in a Bungy jumping programme at The Last Resort , on 14th April.
Minister Yami and six women adventurers took part in the jump. The [...]
Travel : A top pursuit among high income Asia Pacific households
According to a survey carried by Visa, travel is the top pursuit for nearly three-quarters of high income Asia Pacific households . The ‘Spending Patterns and Perspectives of High Income Households’ survey revealed that some 73% of high income Asia Pacific households had travel as their main personal interest over the next two years, a [...]
Danish Everest Ascent for Human Rights
To commemorate the diamond jubilee of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, a Danish climber Morgen Jensen is all set to conquer the highest peak, Mt. Everest, without oxygen. Jensen has earlier climbed Cho Oyu and Everest from Tibet side. In 2004-05, he cycled all the way from Denmark to Nepal. During his expedition, Jensen [...]
Tibet to reopen for Tourists
According to Xinhua news agency, foreign tourists will be allowed to get into Tibet from April 5th. Entry to Tibet was restricted during March.
Nepal on Nat Geo’s Best New Adventure Destinations
Nepal’s Everest on National Geographic’s Best New Adventure Travel Trips
National Geographic Adventure has unvieled its 25 Best New Adventure Travel Trips for 2009.Topping the list for adventures in the Asian continent is Nepal’s trip to Everest.The magazine mentioned Nepal in the Best of Adventure category in its list of destinations, equipment and people that [...]
Imja Tsho Action Event 2009
This June , a group of young sherpa conservationists are organizing a race to draw attention to the devastating effects of Global Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) in the Himalayas. The Beat the GLOF Action Run will be the highlight of the Imja Tsho Action Event 2009, and has been initiated by Nepalese mountaineer Dawa Steven Sherpa. [...]