Namgya Sherpa known as “MECHI”, (because he is the first Mt. Everest summiteers from Mechi Zone, Nepal) a permanent resident of Lelep V.DC – 8, Taplejung district (Mt. Kanchenjunga region) & now temporary resident of Kathmandu, Nepal is a very successful Sherpa mountain guide. He has started his carrier on trekking & mountaineering expedition field as a junior trekking assistance guide but coming to at this stage he has already made 7th countdown summit on Mt Everest. He has made twice summit on north Mt. Everest in spring 2006 and he was the first person who reached to the summit of Mt. Everest south in last spring 2008.

Our final attempt was great and successful. On our final attempt, Murry Campbell, Richard Moffat from Scotland and Dawa Sangmu Bhote were reached to the summit.

Mr Chatur Tamang and Pasang Sherpa reached to the top of Mt Baruntse on 29th Oct, 7am and similarly Mr Alberto Pellizzari of Italy reached to the summit on 29th Oct, 9.30am alone with Lhakpa Sherpa.

As per the satellite phone conversation with Lhakpa Rangdu Sherpa (Sirdar of the expedition team) Mera Peak climbing was really nice and successful, out of 6 clients 4 reached to the summit and now team is heading to the baruntse base camp, with in 2 days team 23rd Oct they will reach to base camp. Till now every one is fine and doing well.

The first Sir Edmund Hillary Himalayan Environment Award, instituted by the Himalayan Environment Trust, founded by Sir Edmund Hillary and Chairman, Captain M.S. Kohli in 1989, was awarded on Dr Andreas Schild presently Director General of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development based in Kathmandu.

his Oct/Nov, we have a nice team for Mt Baruntse expedition, expedition tile by Friendship Mt Baruntse expedition autumn 2008 which supposed to start from 8th Oct but expedition was delayed by 2 days.

welve Germans, two Australians and four Nepalis died in one of the worst air crash in the Everest Region on October 3, 2008. Captain S. Kunwar, the lone survivor of the crash, suffered multiple fractures and is undergoing treatment in Kathmandu.

The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that the total visitor arrivals till September 2008 have reached to 2,57,181. The figures represent an increase of 2% in comparison to the same period last year. The arrival figures in the month of September, 2008 compared to the same month last year, have increased by 1% to 32,502.

The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport revealed that the total visitor arrivals till August 2008 have reached to 224,679. The figures represent an increase of 2% in comparison to the same period last year.

The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport revealed that the total visitor arrivals till August 2008 have reached to 224,679.

A team of Japanese adventurers hope to prove the existence of the mysterious yeti in Nepal\'s mountains, focusing on an area they are convinced is home to the legendary creature.

\"I CAN only dance when I\'m drunk,\" confides Srijana, a 20-year-old employee of the Pussy Cat Bar and Shower, a tavern in Thamel, Kathmandu\'s main tourist hangout. A few slurps from a customer\'s glass later and she mounts a small stage. There, to whoops from a few tipsy locals, she sheds most of her clothes and gyrates to a Hindi pop tune.

The arrival figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport shows that visitor arrivals to Nepal increased by 3% with total 198,366 visitors till July 2008 in comparison to the same period last year. However, the arrival figures of July, 2008 compared to the same month last year has decreased by 19% to 21,203.

The arrival figures released by Immigration Office, TIA shows that visitor arrivals to Nepal increased by 6 % with total 177163 visitors till June 2008. The arrival figure in June alone is down by 7% to 21900. In the European market Netherlands and Denmark recorded a strong increase by 20% and 35 % respectively.

Nepal Tourism Board, in cooperation with the Nepal Embassy in Japan,organized the Nepal Sales Mission in the two major cities of Tokyo and Osaka in Japan on 17 and 18 June 2008 respectively. As Nepal has witnessed one of the most important political changes in its recent history, NTB promoted the Nepalese tourism in key cities of Japan to encourage travelers to come visit this new Republic.