Marking Everest Day, a musical event, ‘Everest Day-2018’, was organized in Namche Bazar, Solukhumbu. The event was organized by Namche Youth Group and managed by Everest International Entertainment.

BIRATNAGAR, May 7: Kuga Takahiro, 42, a Japanese national died of altitude sickness in Solukhumbu on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, March 25: Around 700 high altitude workers are set to receive certificate of mountaineering expedition, as has been mentioned in the citizen charter of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.

SOLUKHUMBU, Feb 26: A Japanese national has died due to altitude sickness.

POKHARA, Nov 26: Security force and other election staffs deployed in mountainous districts for Sunday’s provincial and parliamentary election have been hit by the chilling weather. While many were reported struggling to adapt to high altitude climate, one armed police personal, Kailash Katuwal, was air lifted to Pokhara from Naar village of Manang following worrying signs.

CHARIKOT (Dolakha), Oct 27: A man died after suffering acute altitude sickness during a trekking trip in the Rolwaling area in the district on Friday.

BIRATNAGAR, Oct 12: A British national on Thursday died after suffering from altitude sickness at Pasang Lhamu rural municipality-4 in Solukhumbu district, the police said.

SOLUKHUMBU, Oct 3: A man died after suffering acute altitude sickness during a trekking trip in the Mera Base Camp at Mahakulung rural municipality in Solukhumbu district on Monday.

Kylie Jenner, the fashion model and younger half-sister of Kim Kardashian, was forced to use an oxygen mask after suffering difficulty breathing during a trip to the Peruvian city of Cusco, high in the Andes.

SOLUKHUMBU, Dec 27: A female British tourist died as a result of altitude sickness at Khumjung-7 of Solukhumbu.