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Nepal Ceasefire
By Jon on 24/07/2001 10:41:00
Positive news from Nepal as Maoists and government prepare for talks
Positive news from major trek destination Nepal, where thegovernment and Maoist rebels have agreed a ceasefire as a prelude totalks between the two sides.The news follows the recent resignation of the Nepali PrimeMinister, Koirala - a hardliner
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Missing In Nepal
By Jon on 15/04/2004 10:09:22
Police are appealing for information after British trekker, Gareth Koch, failed to return home from a trekking trip in Nepal seven weeks ago. Please read if you might be able to help.
A trekker from Wantage in Oxfordshire has gone missing in Nepaland his family are appealing to anyone with relevant information tocontact Thames Valley Police.Gareth Koch, aged 24, of Hamfield, Wantage, set off to travelaround Nepal with a friend
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Solo Trekking To Be Banned In Nepal?
By Jon on 02/08/2012 13:38:39
Nepal Government seems set to introduce compulsory guides from September onwards.
areas of Nepal including the tail end of the popular Annapurna Circuit trek.The policy is about protecting Nepal's vital tourism industry as well as prompted by concerns for the safety of individual trekkers themselves.Meanwhile, leading trekking
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British Climber Killed In Nepal
By Jon on 13/05/2003 14:04:27
A British climber fell to his death in the Nepal Himalaya at the weekend, the first climbing fatality of the Everest 50th Anniversary climbing season
Sad news from the Himalayas where a 36-year-old British climberhas died while attempting to climb Baruntse, a 7,000 metre peak inthe Khumbu region of Nepal.Michael Turner from Northampton reportedly fell when a rope he was'attached to' snapped. he
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Nepal Tourism Starting To Recover
By Jon on 05/08/2003 09:22:50
The number of foreign visitors to Nepal is rising again in the wake of January's ceasefire between Government and Maoist guerillas, but there's still a long way to go
Nepal's beleagured tourism industry may be on the cusp of recoveryaccording to a New York Times article cited in the latest Himalayanetnewsletter with the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) saying that touristarrivals are up 31 per-cent over last year
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Handy 10 point guide to Nepal
By Sal on 28/11/2001 14:09:14
Live from Nepal, OUTDOORSmagic member, Will Greswell, tells us how it is.
two months in the high mountains of the Himalaya, and has offered us a handy 10 point guide to Nepal (with free 11th point). But the bit we’re really interested in is to see who recognises themselves in the two hikers that he met on route (point 7
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'Chinese Soldiers' Shoot At Climbers In Nepal
By Jon on 01/10/2002 12:22:37
Two American climbers claim that men in Chinese military uniforms shot at them in an area of Nepal close to the Chinese border
An alarming story on the Outside Magazine web site where twoAmerican mountaineer climbing in a border region of Nepal say theywere shot at by Chinese soldiers.The climbers were around three days walk from Namche and eightmiles from the border
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Nepal Maoists Took Our Cash...
By Jon on 11/12/2003 13:57:47
Just how significant is the threat to trekkers from Nepal's Maoist revolutionaries? We went to Annapurna and found out at first hand.
It's quite difficult to get a realistic picture of the threat thatNepal's Maoist revolutionaries pose to trekkers either in the UK orKathmandu, so anyone interested in trekking in the area in the nearfuture might be interested in our experiences
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Doug Scott At Nepal Himalayan Festival
By Jon Doran on 20/05/2004 14:30:46
Top mountaineer Doug Scott is the star attraction at the third Nepal Himalayan Festival to be held in Manchester at the beginning of next month. Looks good.
Legendary mountaineer Doug Scott will be the star guest at the2004 Nepal Himalayan Festival in Manchester on 5-6June. A lot more than just beautiful mountains... Scott, the first Brit
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Nepal Maoists Apologise To Climber's Widow
By Jon on 02/10/2006 12:44:10
As peace negotiations continue in Nepal, Maoist leaders have reportedly apologised to the widow of Jean-Christophe Lafaille who was forced to pay a 'tax' in the aftermath of his death on Makalu.
According to IndiaeNews.com, Maoist insurgents in Nepal have apologised to thewidow of French mountaineer Jean-Christophe Lafaille for demandingmoney from her when she travelled to Nepal to pay her last respectsto her husband who went missing
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