Changing climate for climbing
GLACIERWORKS May 29 marks the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Mt Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Much has changed…
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May 24-30, 2013
Headline
Editorial
Unfinished business
Wars leave a mess, it’s up to the warriors to clean it up when they stop fighting
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Columns
Look Out by Ajaz Ashraf
It’s not cricket
The Indian Premier League corrodes the base on which the historical memory of cricket is built
Backside by Ass
Climbing Mt Neverest
Transcripts recently declassified under the Freedom of Information Act finally give us a historical perspective on the first ascent of Mt…
Nation
The other Tenzing
As the sirdar of the 1953 Everest Expedition, Dawa managed the supplies, porters, and logistics
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The Himalayan record-keeper
At 90, Liz Hawley is still chronicling climbing expeditions, a work she started with the first American Everest expedition in 1963
The Kiwi connection
Nepal’s best known environmentalists, biologists, and social scientists have a special bond with New Zealand
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No peace after war
A former Maoist guerrilla and a health worker write compelling accounts of what they lived through during the conflict
Interview
What will the Himalaya look like in 100 years?
Five-time Everest summiteer and American filmmaker David Breashears helps raise awareness about the consequences of climate change in the Himalaya
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Review
Rum Doodle
A Mecca for climbing enthusiasts but for the rest of us, it’s just another joint in town that doesn’t quite live up to its hype
Nepali Times Buzz
Climbing in climate change
Global warming is melting Mt Everest, making mountaineering more dangerous
Bhrikuti Rai
Top of the world
A look back on the people and events that made headlines in the shadow of Everest
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Everest fever
Now many climbers who aim to conquer Everest are affluent enough to use the services of a commercial guide to help them up the mountain
Dhanvantari by Buddha Basnyat, MD
Must See
Star Trek Into Darkness
For everyone who has loved the adventure and romance of this Hollywood film in the past, this latest instalment will not disappoint
Sophia Pande
Gizmo
Book Review
The Everest industry
This book is a frontal assault on the commercialisation of mountaineering
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Nepali Tweets
Nepali tweets
Promod Neupane Looks like Everest isn’t tall enough, everyone is reaching the top. Our great party will soon discover a mountain that is taller…
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From The Nepali Press
Weekly bazar poll #14
In weekly polls conducted with the support of The Asia Foundation, Himal Khabarpatrika asks 375 respondents in 12 cities across Nepal every Monday for their opinion on contemporary issues. This week’s result of interviews about Khil Raj Regmi led government:
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Biz Brief
Spreading wings
In a major boost to travel and tourism, Turkish Airlines announced this week that it will be linking Kathmandu directly to Istanbul and beyond…
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In this issue:
Changing climate for climbing | Editorial: Unfinished Business | The other Tenzing | The Himalayan record-keeper | The Kiwi connection | What will the Himalaya look like in 100 years? | Climbing in climate change | Top of the world | The Everest industry | It’s not cricket | United by lifelong grief | No peace after war | Sir, I miss you | Right here waiting | Syndicated federation | Backside: Climbing Mt Neverest