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Government of Nepal
Ministry of Culture,Tourism & Civil Aviation
Department of Tourism
Kathmandu
July, 2015
Published Date: July, 2015
Number of Copies: 600
Published by :
Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation
Department of Tourism
Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu
Tel : 977-1-4256231, 4256232, 4247037
Fax : 977-1-4227281
Website: www.tourismdepartment.gov.np
Email : info@tourismdepartment.gov.np
Chief Editor
Mr. Tulasi Prasad Gautam
Director General
Editor Team
Mr. Keshav Prasad Bimali, Director
Mr. Puspa Raj Katuwal, Director
Mr. Laxman Sharma, Director
Mr. Yuba Raj Shrestha, Section Officer
Mr. Anup K.C., Section Officer
Mr. Shiva Ranjan Poudyal, Section Officer
Mr. Rajendra Kumar Shrestha, Account Officer
Mr. Rama Bhandari Gautam, Statistical Officer
Supporting Team
Mr. Santosh Moktan, Computer Officer
Mr. Gyanendra Kumar Shrestha, Nayab Subba
Mr. Rajesh Maharjan, Computer Operator
Mr. Nagendra Prasad Dhungel, Accountant
Message
Nepal is a country gifted with some of the highest peaks in the world,
including the top-most peak, Mt. Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest, 8848m.). It is
hardly surprising that Nepal has been the stage for some of the most
outstanding achievements in the world of mountaineering. The diverse
topography and the resulting climatic conditions offer the most spectacular
trekking routes in the world. All of this nature's gift place tourism as an
immensely potential sector for the economic development of the country.
Finally, assuring that the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
will carry out every effort in the development, safeguading and promotion of
tourism sector of Nepal; I would like to thank all the government and non-
government organizations and all those involved in bringing out this
publication in its present form.
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Successful Summiteers.......................................................................................................................................... 1
Mt. Sagarmatha (Everest) 8848m. ......................................................................................................... 3
World Record on Mt. Sagarmatha (Everest)....................................................................................... 4
Women Summiteers of Mt. Everest till December 2014............................................................... 7
Summiteers of Mt. Everest till December 2014..............................................................................13
Yearwise statement of successful summiteers (members and
nepali workers) in Mt. Sagarmatha (Everest, 8848m.).............................................................113
Mt. Kanchenjunga (8586m.).................................................................................................................115
Mt. Lhotse (8516m.)................................................................................................................................125
Mt. Yalung Kang (8505m.).....................................................................................................................141
Mt. Makalu (8463m.)...............................................................................................................................145
Mt. Cho-Oyu (8201m.)...........................................................................................................................157
Mt. Dhaulagiri (8167m.)........................................................................................................................159
Mt. Manaslu (8163m.)............................................................................................................................173
Mt. Annapurna I (8091m.)....................................................................................................................199
Comparative Statement of Summitteers of Mountains having
height above 8000m in 2014.........................................................................................................................207
XII
Successful Summiteers
Above 8000m. Mountains of Nepal
Since the late 19th century, adventurous spirits have been fascinated with the ascent of the
highest mountain in the world. Tenzing Norgey Sherpa of Nepal and Sir Edmund Hillary
from New Zealand became the first people to stand on the top of the world on May 29,
1953 through South Col. They went through Khumbu Glacier and continued their ascent
to the summit via the South East Ridge.
1922: 7 Sherpa climbers died in an avalanche becoming the first reported deaths on
Mt. Everest.
1953: First Summit on May 29, 1953 by Mr. Tenzing Norgay of Nepal & Sir Edmund
Percival Hillary of New Zealand via the South-East Ridge Route. (Lhotse face
is to the South-East Ridge).
1965: Mr. Nawang Gombu Sherpa on May 20, 1965 became the first person to sum-
mit Everest twice. Both of his summits were via the South East Ridge, his first
as a member of Mr. Jim Whittaker's American Expedition where he became
the 11th person to summit Everest. Out of the first seventeen summits of
Everest, Nawang had two of them.
1975: Ms. Junko Tabei of Japan on May 16, 1975 became the first woman to reach the
summit via the South-East Ridge.
1978: First Ascent without bottled oxygen by Mr. Peter Habeler of Austria and Rein-
hold Messner of Italy on May 8, 1978 via the South-East Ridge
1980: First Winter ascent by Mr. Krzysztof Wielicki of Poland on February 17, 1980.
1988: First ascent by woman without oxygen Ms. Lydia Bradey of New Zealand on
October 14, 1988.
1990: First married couple to summit together by Mr. Andrej & Mrs. Marija Stremfelj
of Slovenia on October 7, 1990. Marija was also the first Slovenian women to
summit Everest.
1990: First father and son to summit together by Mr. Jean Noel Roche and his son
Roche Bertrand aka Zebulon. They flew together on a tandem paraglider from
the south Col. They landed at base camp on October 7, 1990. Roche Bertrand
was 17 years old at that time and became the youngest non-Nepalese person
to ever climb Everest.
1992: First two brothers to reach the summit together: Mr. Alberto and Mr. Felix In-
urrategui on September 25, 1992.
1993: The first Nepalese woman, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, summits Everest but died
descending from the summit on April 23, 1993.
1998: Mr. Thomas Whittaker of U.S.A. is the first handicap (one leg artificial) to climb
Mt. Sagarmatha.
1999: Mr. Babu Chhiri Sherpa of Nepal became the first and only climber to sleep on
the summit. Babu spent over 21 hours on the summit of Mt. Everest without
oxygen. He established the fastest record of 16 hrs 56 min. to reach the top on
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May 21, 2000. He has been successful to summit Mt. Sagarmatha 10 times.
2000: Miss Lhakpa Sherpa of Nepal is the second Nepalese women to successfully
summit Mt. Sagarmatha on May 18, 2000
2000: First Ski descent by Davo Karnicar.
2001: Mr. Temba Chiring Sherpa (16 yrs.) of Nepal is the first youngest mountaineer
to successfully climb Mt. Sagarmatha from north side on May 23, 2001.
2001: Mr. Erik Weihenmayer of USA became the first ever blind person to summit
Mt. Everest on May 25, 2001.
2002: Miss Pemba Doma Sherpa is the third Nepalese woman to successfully climbed
Mt. Everest from both sides. She first climbed Mt. Everest from north side and
became the first Nepali women to climb from north side on May 29, 2000 and
from south side on May 16, 2002.
2003: Mr. Ang Chhiring Sherpa, correspondent of Kantipur Daily from Nepal suc-
cessfully climbed Mt. Sagarmatha on May 22, 2003. He is the first Nepalese
journalist to climb the top of the world.
2003: Mr. Lakpa Gelu Sherpa of Nepal successfully holds the world record of fastest
climbing on the top of world on May 26, 2003 for only 10 Hours 56 minutes
and 46 seconds
2003: Mr. Lakpa Gelu Sherpa, Mr. Da Nuru Sherpa and Mr. Jangbu Sherpa, three
brothers scaled Mt. Everest on May 26, 2003 on same day.
2004: Mr. Pemba Dorjee Sherpa of Nepal successfully summit Mt. Sagarmatha by set-
ting a new world record of fastest climbing. He completed the distance from
Sagarmatha Base Camp to the summit in 8 hours and 10 minutes on May 21,
2004.
2005: Ms. Moni Mulepati (24 Yrs) and Mr. Pem Dorjee (23 Yrs) of Nepal scaled Mt.
Everest together and got married on top of the world on May 30, 2005.
2006: Mr. Lakpa Tharke Sherpa (25 yrs) of Khumjung-9, Solukhumbu climbed
Mt.Everest on May 24, 2006 and took rest for 3 minutes on the top in naked
position of upper part of his body in a surrounding temperature of minus 40
degrees centigrade.
2007: For the first time in human history, Mr. Appa Sherpa and Mr. Lhakpa Gelu
Sherpa jointly released a book named 'Sagarmathako Adhar Sibirbata (From
the Everest base camp)' at the top of the Mt. Everest on May 16, 2007 at 08:45
AM. The writer of the book is Mr. Prateek Dhakal of Kathmandu- 35, Nepal.
The publisher of the book is Makalu Publication of Kathmandu, Nepal.
Mt. Lhotse
Mt. Lhotse lies in eastern part of Nepal beside the Mt. Everest. Mt. Lhotse rises to 8516
m. above the sea level. Mr. Ernst Reiss of Switzerland scaled Mt. Lhotse first time on May
18, 1956 via West Face.
The position of this mountain lies on:
Mt. Makalu
Mt. Makalu lies in eastern part of Nepal. Mt. Makalu rises to 8463 m. above the sea level.
Mr. Jean Couzy from France scaled Mt. Makalu first time on May 15, 1955 via West Face.
The position of this mountain lies on:
Mt. Cho-Oyu
Mt. cho-Oyu lies in the eastern part of Nepal at Khumbu region. It rises 8201 m. above
the sea level. Mr. Maciej Berbeka from Poland first time scaled this mountain on February
12, 1984 via South East Piller.
The position of this mountain lies on:
Name of the
S.N Name Country Date Route Leader
Team
Poland Winter
1 Maciej Berbeka Poland 12.2.1984 SE Pillar (Polish '85) Andrzej Zawada
1984
2 Maciej Pawlikowski Poland 12.2.1984 SE Pillar (Polish '85) " "
Zygmunt A. (Zyga)
3 Poland 15.2.1984 SE Pillar (Polish '85) " "
Heinrich
4 Jerzy Kukuczka Poland 15.2.1984 SE Pillar (Polish '85) " "
5 Ang Phuri Sherpa Nepal 29-05-1987
USSR Autumn
6 Sergei Bogomolov USSR 20.10.1991 SE Ridge-E Ridge Sergei Efimov
1991
7 Valeri Perchin USSR 20.10.1991 SE Ridge-E Ridge " "
8 Ivan Plotnikov USSR 20.10.1991 SE Ridge-E Ridge " "
9 Evgeni Vinogradski USSR 20.10.1991 SE Ridge-E Ridge " "
Alexsander Yak-
10 USSR 20.10.1991 SE Ridge-E Ridge " "
ovenko
SW Face-Loretan rte Japan Autumn
11 Ms. Taeko Nagao Japan 25.9.1994 Taeko Nagao
up; W side down 1994
SW Face-Loretan rte
12 Ms. Yuka Endo Japan 25.9.1994 " "
up; W side down
Kazakhstan
13 Mr. Denis Urubko Kazakhstan 11 May '09 Normal Cho-Oyu Expe- Mr. Denis Urubko
dition 2009
14 Mr. Boris Dedeshko Kazakhstan 11 May '09 Normal ,, ,,
Mt. Dhaulagiri
Mt. Dhaulagiri lies in western part of Nepal. Mt. Dhaulagiri rises to 8167 m. above the
sea level. Mr. Ernest Forrer of Switzerland scaled Mt. Dhaulagiri first time on May 13,
1960 via North East Ridge.
The position of this mountain lies on:
Mt. Manaslu
Mt. Manaslu lies in the western part of Nepal. Mt. Manaslu rises to 8163 m. above the
sea level. Mr. Toshio Imanishi of Japan first time scaled this mountain on May 9, 1956
via North East Face.
The position of this mountain lies on:
Mt. Annapurna I
Mt. Annpurna I lies in the western part of Nepal. It rises to 8091 m. above the sea level.
Mr. Maurice Herzog of France first time scaled this mountain on June 3, 1950 via North
Face.
The position of this mountain lies on:
Chukyima Go (6258m.)
S.N Name Country Date Route Name of the Team Leader
Dreamers Chukyima Mr. Domen
1 Mr. Domen Kastelic Slovenia 10/12/2014
Go Expedition 2014 Kastelic
U.S.of Dreamers Chukyima Mr. Domen
2 Mr. Samuel Willam Hennessey 10/12/2014
America Go Expedition 2014 Kastelic
Note:
NC= Nepal China Boundary NI= Nepal India Boundary
* Peaks managed by Nepal Mountaineering Association.
# Peaks opened for Nepalese expedition or joint Nepalese and foreign expedition consisting at least three Nepalese members.
+ Peaks opened to foreign expeditions only to be climbed by Nepalese and foreign joint Expedition.
According to decision of Government of Nepal (Cabinet of Ministers) dated B.S. 2071/01/25, all the mountains below the
height of 5800 m. will be operated on a trial basis for the trekking purpose.
Lukla-Namche-Thame-TargnaChudonmo
143 Raungsiyar 6224 Rolwaling Dolakha/Solukhumbu khola-BC/Charikot-Simigaun-Beding-Na-
Tolumbau glacier BC.
Taplejung-Gunsa-Lonak-Pangpema-BC/
180 Yalung Khang West 8077 Kanchenjunga Taplejung
Taplejung-Yamphuding-Tseram-BC
Charikot-Simigaon-Beding-Na-Yalung-
181 Yalung Ri 5647 Rolwaling Dolakha
BC
Ktm-Jalbire-Ghumthang-
183 Yangri 6635 Jugal Sindhupalchok/NC TembathangLadangbenshi,Nyamya
Masal Khola-BC
184 Yanme Kang 6206 Kanchanjunga Janak Ktm-Taplejung-Ghunsa-BC
Jufal-Shey Phoksundo-Bhijer-Tankya
185 Yara Chuli 6236 Palchung Mugu/Dolpa/NC
Khola-BC
186 Yarwa 6644 Guras Darchula/Bajhang/NC Darchula-Changru-Tinkar River-BC
Yokopahar (Nampa
187 6401 Gurans Darchula/Bajhang Ktm-Nepalgunj-Bajhang-Bajura-BC
VIII)
188 Yubra Himal 6035 Langtang Himal Bagmati Ktm-Dhunche-Legbeni-BC
Government of Nepal has made the following rules by exercising the power of Section 56 of the
Tourism Act, 2035 B.S. (1978 A.D.)
1. Short title and commencement:
(1) These rules may be called the "Mountaineering Expedition Regulation, 2059 B.S.
(2002 A.D.)"
(2) This Regulation shall come into force at once.
2. Definition:
In this Regulation, unless the subject or context otherwise requires,
(a) "Act" means the Tourism Act, 2035 B.S.(1978 A.D.)
(b) "Permit" means the mountaineering expedition permit to be given to the mountaineering
expedition team for the climbing of the mountain as per this Regulation.
(c) "Ministry" means the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.
3. Permit to be taken for the Mountaineering Expedition:
(1) The mountaineering expedition team desire to take permit for the mountaineering
expedition, shall submit an application to the Ministry in the format as prescribed in
Schedule-1.
(2) Upon receiving an application under sub rule (1), the Ministry may provide permit to
the applicant after making necessary inquiry and, if it seems appropriate to provide
permit, in the format as prescribed in Schedule - 2 after taking the royalty persuant to
Rule 4.
Provided that the permit shall not be provided to that person who is under the age of
16.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub rule (2), the preliminary mountaineering
expedition permit may be provided to the applicant in the format as prescribed in
schedule-3, if any mountaineering expedition team shall pay the five percent royalty
amount for the Mount Everest and ten percent royalty amount for other mountains and
if it is make appropriate to provide permit.
(4) The Ministry shall provide permit as per sub rule (2) to the mountaineering expedition
team having the preliminary mountaineering expedition permit persuant to sub rule (3)
after paying the rest of royalty amount persuant to Rule 4.
Provided that the Ministry shall provide permit to the applicant if the mountaineering
expedition team having the preliminary mountaineering expedition permit except to
those mountains having the height of less than 7000 meter and the mountain persuant
to clause (a) and (b) of sub rule (1) of Rule 32, desiring for any alteration or change in
it's mountaineering expedition team, after ten days of application.
(5) The mountaineering expedition team, having the permit persuant to sub rule (2) and
(4) shall take briefing of the Ministry relating to the mountaineering expedition, before
departure for the mountaineering expedition.
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4. Period and Royalty for the Mountaineering Expedition:
(1) The royalty for the mountaineering expedition team for mountaineering expedition
shall be as prescribed in schedule-4.
(2) The mountaineering expedition team having the preliminary mountaineering
expedition permit shall have to pay the rest of the royalty within one year of such
permit.
(3) The preliminary mountaineering expedition permit of any mountaineering expedition
team shall be cancelled if the rest of the royalty shall not be paid within the time frame
persuant to sub rule (2).
5. Delaying of Mountaineering Expedition Program and Change of Mountain:
(1) The mountaineering expedition team shall submit an application to the Ministry, before
the commencement of the mountaineering expedition program including the time
frame and program of the mountaineering expedition or ascertaining the mountain in
a case it wants to change the mountain if any mountaineering expedition team wants
to postpone the mountaineering expedition program or wants to change the mountain
as prescribed in the permit.
(2) The Ministry may provide permit for delaying the program up to two years to that
mountaineering expedition team who desires to delay the mountaineering expedition
program persuant to sub rule (1).
(3) The Ministry shall provide permit to change the mountain after receiving the extra
royalty from the mountaineering expedition team for the change of mountain if the
royalty so needed to such mountain persuant to sub rule (1)
Provided that the royalty amount paid to earlier is higher than the changed mountain such
different amount shall not be returned.
6. Terms and conditions to be fulfilled by a Mountaineering expedition team:
The mountaineering expedition team which has obtained a mountaineering expedition
permit shall comply with the following terms and conditions:
(a) The team shall confine its activities only in the mountain for which a permit has been
obtained.
(b) The team shall not indulge in any activity that may be a contrary to the customs and
religious, social or cultural traditions of the local people of that area.
(c) The team shall set up the various camps in its route to the base camp as far as possible at
such place that may be acceptable to the local people or as prescribed by Government
of Nepal.
(d) The team shall not carry any arms, ammunition and explosives etc. other than those
permitted by Government of Nepal.
(e) The team shall not indulge itself in any activity which is or may be likely to affect
adversely to the security and reputation of Nepal.
(f) The team shall not use any means of communication other than those approved for the
purpose.
(g) The team shall not damage or destroy any tree, shrub, other forest, heritage or
environment existing in the adjoining area or on the route of its mountaineering
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expedition.
(h) The team shall submit all the rare and historical objects, which may be found by it
during the continuation of mountaineering expedition to the Liaison officer.
(i) The team shall work for non-polluting as prescribed by Government of Nepal.
(j) The team shall inform daily about the condition and program of mountaineering
expedition to the Liaison officer.
(k) The Mountaineering expedition team having a permit for the mountaineering
expedition of mountain adjoining the international border of Nepal with other foreign
state shall not violate the international border.
7. Approval to import the means of Communication:
Government of Nepal may provide approval, to import two satellite telephone, twelve
walkie-talkies, two wireless having the capacity to communicate between the base camp
and Kathmandu and wireless having the capacity to communicate between the base camp
and nearest police station or the place having the telecom facility for temporary use, in a
condition to bring back to home country after the program, to the mountaineering expedition
team having the permit.
8. Deploying Liaison Officer:
1) Government of Nepal while deploying Liaison Officer as persuant to section 20 of the Act
shall deploy the following officers.
(a) Non-gazetted first class or above class officer of civil service.
(b) Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police officer corresponding to the level of civil
service gazetted third class officer.
(c) From among the Nepalese mountaineers who have successfully climbed Mt. Everest
and recommended by the mountaineering association designated by the Ministry.
2) The following conditions should be fulfilled while deploying liaison officer as persuant to
sub rule (1).
(a) Having an approved basic mountaineering training.
(b) Having at least bachelor’s degree. But, in case of mountaineer related to sub rule (1)
(c) having passed at least matriculation (School Leaving Certificate) exam.
(c) Certified by government recognized physician having physically able to go up to the
base camp of the related mountain.
(d) Having received from recognized institution a certificate of English or other
languages to be able to communicate with the mountaineering expedition team.
9. Functions, Duties and Rights of Liaison Officer :
The functions, duties and rights of Liaison Officer shall be as follows :
(a) To try to solve problem which may be caused to the mountaineering expedition team.
(b) To inspect or monitor the weight of load which may be carried out by the worker
involved with the mountaineering expedition team.
(c) To stay in the base camp during the mountaineering expedition program.
(d) To communicate the progress of mountaineering expedition and to inform the message
of accident if any happened by the fastest means to the Ministry.
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(e) To make efforts not to happen any conflict or dispute keeping in discipline to the
headman, mountain guide and worker.
(f) To try to settle down the conflict or any other undesirable incident between any
member of the mountaineering expedition team and local people or headman, guide or
worker as well as to initiate for necessary action with the help of nearest Police post,
District Administration Office or Local Bodies if it is not possible to settle down the
case by him/herself.
(g) To carry out or initiate to carry the necessary work relating to environmental cleanness
and garbage management.
(h) `To prohibit the team or its members from indulging in any unauthorized mountaineering
expedition and to notify such incident to the Ministry immediately.
(i) To send its report to the Ministry as soon as possible in the event of loss of walkie-
talkies, wireless sets, and other equipment used by the mountaineering expedition
team or in the event of death or disabilities cause to a member of the mountaineering
expedition team, headman, guide, or worker due to an accident or in the event of
commission or likely to commission any serious crime.
(j) To conduct as an interpreter for the member of the mountaineering expedition team
and other person with them.
(k) To advise the leader of the mountaineering expedition team about the selection of
place for mountaineering camp.
(l) To send the list of the worker and other person involved in the mountaineering
expedition team after certifying by the leader.
(m) To receive the rare and historical objects which may be found by the mountaineering
expedition team and handover safely in the place as prescribed by Government of
Nepal.
(n) To function as per the instruction of the Ministry.
9. Facility to be provided to the Liaison Officer:
The facility to be given to the Liaison Officer by the mountaineering expedition team shall
be as prescribed in Schedule-5.
10. Facility may be returned:
The Ministry may cancel travel order and may cause to return the facilities received as per
this Regulation by the Liaison officer, if he/she do not accompany with the mountaineering
expedition team.
11. Not make discourage:
The mountaineering expedition team and institution arranging of mountaineering expedition
shall not discourage to Liaison officer to go with the mountaineering expedition team.
12. Functions and Duties of a Headman:
The functions and duties of a headman shall be as follows :
(a) To work coordinating with the liaison officer,
(b) To work in the collective interest of mountain guide, high altitude worker, base camp
worker and local worker,
3. The Mountaineering Royalty has been totally waived to those mountains situated on mid western and Far
western development region of Nepal for 2070/04/01-2075/03/32 (16 July 2013 to 15 July 2018)
• Royalty for foreign climbers will effect from 01 Jan., 2015
• Royalty for Nepali climbers will effect 2070.11.01 B.S.
Notice - 3
According to the decision of the Government of Nepal (Secretary Level) dated 2065/02/22B.S. the definition
of the season is hereby clarified;
• Spring (March, April, May)
• Summer (June, July, August)
• Autumn (September, October, November)
• Winter (December, January, February)
The Mountaineering expedition team shall deposit the following amount as for the garbage
management :
(a) For the following mountains of the Khumbu and Annapurna Himalayan range -
(b) For the following mountains of the other Himalayan range other than expressed
in clause (a).
For the other mountain having the height of Three thousand U.S. Dollars or equivalent to
more than 8000 meter that in Nepalese rupees
For the mountain having the Five hundred U.S. Dollars or equivalent to that
height of less than 8000 meter in Nepalese rupees.
The Nepalese people are friendly and hospitable by nature and the tourist in general will have no
difficulty in adjustment. All the same, one may be confused regarding some customs, traditions
and manners as in coming into any unfamiliar society. Nepal like any other country has its own
ways of regulating life though it might be different in degrees to each individual visitor. We
want you to observe and see the way the Nepalese people live and share that with them. It is in
this spirit we offer you some practical guidelines that could help make your stay here delightful,
homely and rewarding.
Social Outlooks:
Since the majority of our people live in rural areas, they have an outlook of life that is simple
and traditional. In fact, they take special delight in the company of foreign visitors. But there are
certain things that are alien or embarrassing to our people. Here then are a few things to keep in
mind.
It is best be decently clad when visiting any place. Sun and beach wear is not the ideal, when
roaming around the city or village. Briefs, shorts, bare shoulder and backs may not be appreciated.
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You need not to be stiff and overdressed, but just comfortably and decently covered.
Do not take seriously if a Nepali lady hesitates to shake hands with you. In Nepal, people and
specially the ladies, do not normally shake hands when they greet one another, but instead press
the palms together in a prayer- like gesture known as "Namaste"
Public displays of affection between man and woman are frowned upon. Do not do something
that is totally alien to our environment.
We are hard on drugs abuse, trafficking in, and possessions of drugs are taken as serious offences.
Beggars:
Cheap charity breeds beggars but does not solve their basic problem. Therefore do not encourage
beggary by being benevolent.
Currency:
Non-Indian visitors are not allowed to import or export Indian currency. Foreign currency is to be
exchanged with authorized foreign exchange dealers or at official bank exchange counters only.
Some other Important Hints:
- Beware of touts who claim to be representatives of companies and offer to take you bargain
hunting.
- Use hotel safety boxes for your valuables. Do not leave cash and other valuable things lying
around in the room.
- Table manners in Nepal are quite different from those at home. In typical and traditional
Nepali house, plates, knives, forks and spoons may be absent from the dinner table. While
eating Nepalese people use their right hand, but this does not mean, however that the guests
are not to use forks, knives and spoons.
- Any food or utensil touched by the used knife or spoon or fingers, or by lips or into which
spittle has fallen is considered "Jutho" which means contaminated. It would humiliate a
person if such food were offered to him. Nor should the dish containing such food be used
again without its being properly washed.
- If you want to give a present to your host or hostess, please do not be surprised if they lay
it said unopened. In Nepal, to open a parcel in the presence of the guests is not supposed to
be a good manner.