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How To Visit Gokyo Lakes In Nepal, World's Highest Freshwater System
Gokyo Lakes prove that sometimes the road less travelled rewards more generously. While thousands crowd Everest Base Camp, fewer venture to these turquoise jewels cradled by glaciers.
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Video: Blizzard Traps 1,000 Trekkers On Mount Everest, Over 350 Rescued
Almost 1,000 people were trapped when unusually heavy snow and rainfall hit the Tingri region, one of the main routes to Mount Everest.
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Nepal Waives Climbing Fee For 97 Peaks To Boost Tourism
There will be no fee for mountains in the Karnali and Sudurpaschim regions, where peaks range from 5,970 metres to 7,132 metres.
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China Shuts Down Mt Everest Scenic Area After Earthquake Hits Tibet
China has closed for tourists the scenic areas of its side of Mt Everest, also known as Mount Qomolangma, following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Dingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday.
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Nepal Halts Helicopter Services in Everest Region After Protests
Nepal's airlines have halted helicopter flights to the Everest region after locals angry at the environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers threatened landing sites, aviation officials said Monday.
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Nepal Army Removes Human Remains And 11 Tonnes Of Garbage From Everest Region
The Nepali Army conducted its fourth Mountain Cleaning Campaign in the Everest region, removing 11,000 kgs of waste and recovering the remains of five climbers.
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Nepal Bans "Non-Essential Flights" By Helicopters After Deadly Crash
Nepal's aviation regulator has banned helicopters from conducting "non-essential" flights, including those for sight-seeing, for two months after a deadly crash in the Everest region in which six people were killed.
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6 Dead After Helicopter Crashes Near Mount Everest In Nepal
All six people aboard a tourist helicopter in Nepal were killed when it crashed soon after take-off in the Everest region on Tuesday, aviation authorities said.
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US Climber Achieves Rare Everest 'Triple Crown' As Death Count Reaches 12
A renowned US mountain guide has achieved the rare Mount Everest region "triple crown" of climbing the Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse peaks in one season, a hiking firm said on Friday, as the season's death count on the world's highest mountain hit 12.
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5G Signal Now Available On World's Highest Peak, Mount Everest
Climbers to Mount Everest from the Chinese side can now enjoy high-speed 5G coverage after the world's highest-altitude base station started operation in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, the state media reported on Friday.
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How To Visit Gokyo Lakes In Nepal, World's Highest Freshwater System
Gokyo Lakes prove that sometimes the road less travelled rewards more generously. While thousands crowd Everest Base Camp, fewer venture to these turquoise jewels cradled by glaciers.
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Video: Blizzard Traps 1,000 Trekkers On Mount Everest, Over 350 Rescued
Almost 1,000 people were trapped when unusually heavy snow and rainfall hit the Tingri region, one of the main routes to Mount Everest.
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Nepal Waives Climbing Fee For 97 Peaks To Boost Tourism
There will be no fee for mountains in the Karnali and Sudurpaschim regions, where peaks range from 5,970 metres to 7,132 metres.
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China Shuts Down Mt Everest Scenic Area After Earthquake Hits Tibet
China has closed for tourists the scenic areas of its side of Mt Everest, also known as Mount Qomolangma, following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Dingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday.
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Nepal Halts Helicopter Services in Everest Region After Protests
Nepal's airlines have halted helicopter flights to the Everest region after locals angry at the environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers threatened landing sites, aviation officials said Monday.
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Nepal Army Removes Human Remains And 11 Tonnes Of Garbage From Everest Region
The Nepali Army conducted its fourth Mountain Cleaning Campaign in the Everest region, removing 11,000 kgs of waste and recovering the remains of five climbers.
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Nepal Bans "Non-Essential Flights" By Helicopters After Deadly Crash
Nepal's aviation regulator has banned helicopters from conducting "non-essential" flights, including those for sight-seeing, for two months after a deadly crash in the Everest region in which six people were killed.
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6 Dead After Helicopter Crashes Near Mount Everest In Nepal
All six people aboard a tourist helicopter in Nepal were killed when it crashed soon after take-off in the Everest region on Tuesday, aviation authorities said.
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US Climber Achieves Rare Everest 'Triple Crown' As Death Count Reaches 12
A renowned US mountain guide has achieved the rare Mount Everest region "triple crown" of climbing the Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse peaks in one season, a hiking firm said on Friday, as the season's death count on the world's highest mountain hit 12.
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5G Signal Now Available On World's Highest Peak, Mount Everest
Climbers to Mount Everest from the Chinese side can now enjoy high-speed 5G coverage after the world's highest-altitude base station started operation in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, the state media reported on Friday.
