Like Nirmal Purja, Mingma G Sherpa has announced he will climb Shisha Pangma without supplementary oxygen. This is despite the China-Tibet Mountaineering Association’s (CTMA) rules that require ...

KATHMANDU, June 6 -- The allegation of sexual assaults by renowned climber Nirmal Purja has prompted one of his major sponsors to withdraw its sponsorship while there have been calls for action ...

The last teams on Everest are back down. Among them is Nirmal Purja, who summited both Everest and Lhotse with his small Elite Exped team. He also brought down a video showing cut ropes. “People ...

Nirmal Purja has made headlines again, this time not for a mountaineering achievement but for allegedly breaking the rules on Everest. Nepal’s Department of Tourism has started a probe after ...

Mingma G, a new member of the no-O2 14×8,000m club, has answered some of those questions. He also shared videos of summiting hand in hand with Nirmal Purja, with Sirbaz Khan right behind.

NYT Article Alleges Nirmal Purja Sexually Assaulted Fellow Climbers. Angela Benavides. Fri, May 31, 2024 at 6:29 PM UTC. 2 min read.

Yesterday, Nirmal Purja confirmed to ExplorersWeb that the ropes on Everest were cut near the Balcony. He also published a video on social media of cut ropes tied together. Today, Pioneer ...

Leading figures in the worlds of international mountaineering and Nepali politics are weighing in on celebrity climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja in the wake of bombshell allegations of sexual ...

The climbing community is reacting to the article published last week by The New York Times, in which Lotta Hintsa of Finland and U.S. physician April Leonardo accused Nirmal Purja of sexual assault.

Nirmal Purja made bold claims on Sunday, posting on Instagram that ropes on Everest had been cut shortly below the summit, just as he was about to lead a team there. But a Pioneer Expedition team ...

Nirmal Purja has recovered the bodies of Mingmar Sherpa and Anna Gutu from Shisha Pangma. An avalanche killed the two Elite Exped climbers last fall, and their bodies were left in Camp 2. He ...