The move, which the country’s tourism board said would improve safety, follows an earlier ban on climbing alone in Nepal’s mountains.
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‘Here, It’s Like Paradise’: Ukraine’s Ski Resorts Offer a Respite From the War
Ukrainians have flocked to resorts nestled in the Carpathian Mountains, largely spared the worst of the war, for a respite. One soldier recuperating there explored what it means to heal.
A New Zealand Road Trip: Wine, Salmon and Stunning Views
A road trip in the country’s South Island offered perfect wines, stunning views, intimate restaurants and the chance to make a pilgrimage to a salmon Shangri-La.
The Austere Beauty of Egypt’s Long-Distance Hiking Trails
Two new routes, managed by Bedouins, will help preserve long-overlooked natural wonders and a vanishing way of life.
Is Rock Climbing the Future of Tourism in Malawi?
The small country in southeastern Africa is leveraging its little-known rock cliffs and boulders to develop local interest in climbing — and to draw adventure tourists.
Body of U.S. Mountaineer, Hilaree Nelson, Found After Avalanche in Nepal
Hilaree Nelson was apparently blown off a cliff while she was skiing down Manaslu, the world’s eighth-highest peak.
A Long Walk Through Japan’s Kii Peninsula
As is true throughout rural Japan, many of the once-vibrant villages on Honshu’s Kii Peninsula are aging into nothingness.
Patagonia, Adorned in Autumn
Southern Chile’s snow-capped mountains, vast plains and windswept lakes are often depicted in summertime. See the landscape dressed in autumnal hues.
2 Climbers Die on Everest as Covid Rampages Through Nepal
The climbers, a Swiss-Pakistani and an American, perished near the high-altitude “death zone.” Officials ruled out the coronavirus, which is overwhelming the country’s health system.
Mount Everest Grew Two Feet in Height, Say China and Nepal
In a sign of their increasingly close ties, the two countries jointly announced a new measure for the peak: 8,848.86 meters, or 29,031.7 feet.