Himalayan glacier and Nangpa La border pass to Nepal in the distance. (credit: Erik Törner/FLICKR) Fundraiser launched for search efforts ...

The same name would most likely have been known to the Sherpas in the Everest region as well, with their long-standing cultural and commercial links with the other side through the Nangpa-La pass. But ...

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Locals would walk up and over the nearby Nangpa-La pass, which crests at 19,000 feet, to gather salt and other goods from Tibet to barter for fabric and grains from the lowland at a weekly ...

Nangpa La Nangpa La (5,716m) is a high mountain pass crossing the Nepal-Tibet border a few kilometers west of Cho Oyu. A route along Nangpa La was the traditional trade and pilgrimage route.

Everest captures the media's attention like no other mountain. Here are some facts, figures and background information to help anyone reporting about Everest, or for those who just want some facts to ...

Described as “an intimate and personal story that is part psycho-political thriller and part escape drama”, The Sweet Requiem is inspired by a September 2006 incident on the Nangpa-La pass ...

The head of the UN-sponsored Tibet Refugee Reception Centre in Nepal, Loudhup Dorjee, said the alleged incident happened on Saturday. He said about 70 Tibetan men, women and children had been trying ...

He led the Sherpas over the daunting Nangpa La pass (5,716m) and into a well-watered land where they could grow crops and graze their yaks in peace.