Mera Peak (6,461m/ 21,190 ft) is a stunning mountain becoming more and more popular among trekkers and climbers as it is the highest trekking peak in Nepal. Situated on the edge of famous Khumbu Region and dominated by Mt. Everest, climbing Mera peak is an opportunity to all the adventure ...

SYDNEY: The Dalai Lama waded into Australia’s bitter gender war Thursday, saying his successor as the spiritual leader of the Tibetans could be a woman.     “If the circumstances are such that a female Dalai Lama is more useful, then automatically a female Dalai Lama will come,” he told ...

The 200 kilometer cross country marathon, which started last week from Punakha (Bhutan), ended at the Taktshang monastery in Paro yesterday. Runners raced through trekking routes in Punakha, Thimphu and Paro. About 36 participants from 16 different countries participated in the 6 staged marathon. The winners were awarded by the ...

Ram Kumar Rajbhandary and Ang Dami Sherpa have won the men’s and women’s race in the 11th Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon held in the Everest Region on May 29. Rajbhandary won the race in 3 hours 59 minutes and 45 seconds, while Ang Dami, who is a grandma of 1, mother ...

One of Australia’s leading indigenous figures, singer Yunupingu, has died at the age of 56. The lead singer of Yothu Yindi died at his home in the Northern Territory after suffering from kidney disease. Yunupingu was a significant cultural figure whose music helped bridge the divide between white and black ...