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As a record season banked over US$6.9 million in royalties, Nepal's climbing community met in Kathmandu to honour Kami Rita Sherpa and pledge a…
By Laxman Rawal · Jun 26, 2026
Every spring, Nepal's mountains make headlines for who reached the top. This year, for two days in late June, the conversation turned to something harder: how to keep those mountains worth climbing at all. The Everest Summiteers Summit (ESS) 2026 wrapped up…
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Nepal's Department of Tourism issued permits to 944 climbers from 76 countries across 30 peaks this spring, banking more than US$6.9 million (over Rs 1.02 billion ) in royalties — the highest on record. But the distribution tells the real story: 410 climbers…
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The summit's emotional centre was its awards. Kami Rita Sherpa — the Thame-born guide who has stood on Everest's summit more times than any human alive — received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The recognition of He Jing , the first woman to complete all…
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Behind the ceremony sat a serious working agenda. Sessions ran on climate change and resilience , sustainable tourism , mountain safety and rescue preparedness , women's participation , and — tellingly — climate-adaptation financing for mountain communities…
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