Dewan Rai
Nepal avalanche exposes precarious lives of mountain workers
Fifteen Nepali high-altitude workers died at Himlung Himal, leaving families without breadwinners and renewing questions over protection for the people who keep expeditions running
Four deaths in a month leave a family struggling to comprehend its loss
Two sons disappeared in a devastating flood before an avalanche claimed another son and a grandson.
Mudslide hits remote Himalayan village as heavy rain lashes Nepal
Three days of rain trigger an unusual mudslide in a remote 4,200-metre Himalayan village, while heavy snowfall disrupts Nepal’s autumn climbing season.
Manaslu summit push abandoned as heavy snow closes first weather window
Climbers turn back from Camp III as rope-fixing team gives up attempt to reopen route to summit; 493 permits issued in record autumn season
Drone images cast doubt on scale of Manaslu avalanche
Two climbers were killed after their tent was buried at Camp III, but aerial photographs suggest the slide was a relatively small slab avalanche
Record Manaslu summit push stalled by snow and high winds
A record 493 foreign climbers wait at base camp as avalanche risk rises and an uncertain weather window threatens to delay their bids for Nepal’s eighth-highest peak.