The royal massacre left deep scars on the national psyche. With the king now taking an active role, political parties have stepped up their anti-monarchy rhetoric.

Royal banquet in Kathmandu, Rimpoche's prayers in Khumbu.

Nepal remembers Tenzing

The blizzard of 50th anniversary events has eclipsed Reinhold Messner's spectacular first climb without oxygen and first ever solo climb of Sagarmatha.

Bottom line: Bhutan is still playing for time on refugee repatriation.

Hot days. Humid nights. Long, cold drinks. Kathmandu's watering holes are stocking up for the monsoon.

May Lord Pashupatinath have mercy on the holy cows of Kathmandu.