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Republic unpopular – Nepalese demand return of the monarchy
On Thursday, thousands of Nepalis demonstrated for the return of the monarchy. From their perspective, the republic has not brought progress for the...
“No Friends Anymore” – The man who took Reinhold Messner’s world record
Eberhard Jurgalski has never been to the Himalayas, but he knows all the peaks and routes and knows who topped the climbs and who...
Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting 65 percent faster
Scientists warn that the Himalayan glaciers, which provide water for nearly two billion people, are melting faster than ever. Glaciers melted 65 percent...
Steirer in Thimphu: – “In Bhutan it looks the same as in Ennstal”
30 years ago, Günter Schlager from Styria opened the first optical store in Bhutan and made spectacle lenses from the bottom of...
Death on the Kangchenjunga – German extreme mountaineer dies in the Himalayas
Bavarian extreme mountaineer Luis Stitzinger has died. His body was found on the world's third-highest mountain, the 8,000-meter peak Kangchenjunga in the Himalayas, a...
