Everest Chronicle

Nepal has tightened controls at Everest Base Camp, requiring climbers and expedition operators to obtain prior approval before taking or publishing photographs and video footage in the area. everestchronicle.com/nepal-imposes-…

A trekking porter has gone missing in the Mera Peak area for five days, local officials said, amid ongoing search efforts in the high Himalaya. everestchronicle.com/trekking-porte…

Officials have appealed for information on missing climbers as forensic tests begin to identify an unidentified body recovered from the Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest. everestchronicle.com/nepal-to-probe…

A porter working with an expedition group died on the way to Everest Base Camp on Sunday morning near the camp amid a busy and uncertain spring climbing season in the Khumbu region, according to eyewitnesses. everestchronicle.com/everest-porter…

NMA recovered an unidentified body from the Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest and transported it to Kathmandu for forensic identification, following a multi-agency operation that concluded this week amid criticism over delays in removing the remains everestchronicle.com/body-retrieved…

Nepal has revoked flight clearances for both Chinese- and U.S.-made heavy-lift drones at Everest Base Camp, halting high-altitude trials in the Himalayas that had increasingly turned the region into a testing ground for advanced aerial logistics. everestchronicle.com/nepal-revokes-…

Early bookings sustain demand despite higher costs, geopolitical tensions and rescue scam concerns everestchronicle.com/everest-permit…

Elite guides clear dangerous section after unstable serac blockage, allowing rope-fixing to resume toward higher camps everestchronicle.com/khumbu-icefall…

As icefall doctors struggle to secure a safe route through the Khumbu Icefall, authorities have cleared helicopter use to move supplies on Mount Everest ahead of the narrow summit window. everestchronicle.com/helicopters-cl…

Human remains surface near the Khumbu Icefall as warming temperatures reshape the mountain and delay climbers’ ascent plan everestchronicle.com/human-remains-…

Guide Ashok Lama, who carried out a dramatic Everest rescue at over 7,500 meters last spring, recalls how he once again waded into rescue effort alone and saved a Nepali guide stranded above Camp IV on Mount Annapurna. everestchronicle.com/i-nearly-turne…

The Government of Nepal on Monday announced new measures to address alleged irregularities in helicopter rescue operations in the country’s trekking sector, following reports of fraud and misconduct. everestchronicle.com/nepal-announce…

Authorities in Everest region and tourism bodies in Nepal denounced the “baseless” media reports alleging that guides in the Everest region deliberately contaminated food and drinks to make tourists sick and trigger fraudulent helicopter rescues. everestchronicle.com/nepal-authorit…

Experts call for nature-based approaches combining indigenous knowledge and modern tools to curb escalating wildfire incidents. everestchronicle.com/nepal-pushes-l…

Central Investigation Bureau and @nepalmountains have vehemently refuted media reports claiming that guides in the Everest region deliberately poisoned tourists’ food to trigger fraudulent helicopter rescues. everestchronicle.com/nepal-police-d…

Tourism authorities introduced a set of new procedural and safety requirements for mountaineering expeditions, signalling a stricter, more coordinated approach to managing the climbing industry ahead of the spring 2026 season. everestchronicle.com/nepal-tightens…

The SPCC has imposed sweeping new regulations for the forthcoming climbing season on Mount Everest, introducing mandatory fees and significantly tougher waste management requirements to curb mounting environmental damage. everestchronicle.com/nepal-introduc…

Police in Nepal have submitted a sweeping investigation report to prosecutors recommending criminal action against 33 individuals accused of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar insurance fraud involving staged mountain rescue flights. everestchronicle.com/nepal-probes-6…

A helicopter operated by Air Dynasty, registration 9N-AFQ, crashed in Khotang district around midday on Wednesday. everestchronicle.com/air-dynasty-he…

A team of Icefall Doctors has begun the annual task of preparing a safe passage through the Khumbu Icefall, the most perilous stretch on the southern slope of Mount Everest, officials have said. everestchronicle.com/icefall-doctor…