Tine Mena, 25-year-old woman climber from India’s Arunachal Pradesh state has become the first Indian to peak Mount Everest this spring, as well as the first woman climber from India’s 7 northeastern states. Tine Mena, who comes from Roing, a remote village in the Indian state, reached the peak of Everest on 9th May 2011 [...]
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Gokyo , Kala Patthar & Everest Base Camp Trek
Explore Himalaya had recently organized a Spring trek to Gokyo , Kala Patthar & Everest Base Camp for Mariko Kawabata & Yukako Sato from Japan and their Nepalese friend Sushil Koirala. With our experienced and knowledgeable guide Lamababu guiding them through the rough Everest trail, the trio completed their trek without a hitch. According to [...]
Everest Treks
Everest has been voted as one of the top-ten destinations for 2011 by CNN. Not surprising, because Treks to Everest Region has been a favourtite among trekkers taking the Himalayan trail. With its rugged trail, towering peaks (including +8000m peaks like Mount Everest, Lhotse, Cho Oyu), traditional Sherpa villages, well maintained tea houses and lodges [...]
Everest is CNN’s top 10 destination for 2011
Mount Everest Base Camp has been a popular destination for trekkers since the very first expeditions to the Nepalese side of Everest in the 1953. To add to the popularity, CNN has added Everest as a one of the top 10 destinations for 2011. Trek to Everest Base Camp with us.
International Mountain Museum, Pokhara
Dedicated to the mountains , its people and environment and to mountaineers, the International Mountain Museum in Pokhara was built under the aegis of Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), with the support of various international and national groups, individuals and organizations. The museum was formally inaugurated on May 2002 by famous Everest summitters – Ms. Junko [...]
Certificate of Achievement to Mr. Al Habsi
Mr. Salah Salim Ahmed Al Habsi was handed over Nepal Mountaineering Association’s certificate of achievement for being the first climber from UAE to summit Mera Peak by Mr. Suman Pandey at Explore Himalaya’s office this afternoon. A shield commemorating the climber’s achievement was also handed over to the climber from Explore Himalaya’s side by Everest [...]
In Memory of Hristo Prodanov, valiant friend
Mighty and beautiful, but equally treacherous, many climbers have perished on the slopes of the world’s tallest mountain, Mount Everest. One such unlucky soul was Bulgarian climber Hristo Prodanov. On 20th April 1984 he became the first climber from his country to summit Mount Everest and the first climber to scale West Ridge solo without [...]
First Summit of the Season- EH’s Lhakpa Ri (7045m) Expedition
Explore Himalaya congratulates Dendruk Oleksandr from Ukraine & Camino Gonzalez Juan Antonio from Spain for summiting Lhakpa Ri(7045m) on 20th September 2010 at 1500 hrs (local time).This was the first summit of the season by a group whose expedition our company helped organize. We also congratulate Dendruk Oleksandr for becoming Explore Himalaya’s first Ukrainian client [...]
NTY 2011 – Special Offers for Mountaineers
As part of the promotion scheme for Nepal Tourism Year 2011, the Nepalese government is offering free visas to mountaineers who have summitted Mt.Everest and another peak for two years. The government has also announced 50 percent discount on climbing fees for Dhaulagiri for the next climbing season of 2010 and for 2011 as part [...]
IMAX’s David Breashers in Everest
IMAX’s Director David Breashers Flies to Everest with Fishtail Air Acclaimed American filmmaker, adventurer and author David Breashers took a mountain flight via Fishtail Air’s chopper to Everest region on 25th April 2010. Best known for co-directing, photographing, and co-producing the acclaimed IMAX film ‘Everest’ in 1996, Breashers has also worked on feature films like [...]