The Nepalese government has shelved plans to move the Everest base camp to a lower site due to widespread opposition from the mountaineering and Sherpa community, BBC reported.

Nepal shelves plan to relocate Everest base camp even as threats rise due to climate change

A rescue team Sunday began retrieving the bodies of nine climbers killed in a violent storm on Nepal's Mount Gurja, a freak accident that has left the mountaineering community reeling.

Nepal rescuers retrieve bodies of nine climbers

Guiding climbers has long been a man?s trade in Nepal, but now local women with rucksacks on their backs are changing the story

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Nepal shelves plan to relocate Everest base camp even as threats rise due to climate change

Nepal rescuers retrieve bodies of nine climbers

International Women's Day: Nepal's women mountaineers - faster, stronger, higher