KATHMANDU: There will be more chances for mountaineers in Nepal now that the Government of Nepal has declared the opening of climbing activities on 57 more mountains. In keeping with the government's commitment to advancing adventure sports and tourism, this decision was made on Monday during a cabinet meeting.

Prithvi Subba Gurung, the Minister of Communication and Information Technology and Government Spokesperson stressed that although Nepal is known for having many mountains, many are still unreachable for climbing. The effort, which is overseen by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, intends to improve access to these peaks and manage them efficiently.

The administration and marketing of these recently opened peaks will be under the control of the Department of Tourism. The Department had suggested the opening of these mountains, which have a height range of 6,000 to 6,500 meters, earlier this year in June, underscoring the possibility of adventure tourism.

The recently reachable summits span a wide geographic range, from East Taplejung to West Dolpa and Humla. This project intends to increase the number of climbers while also boosting tourism and the local economy.

All eight-thousanders in Nepal, including the famous Mount Everest, were among the 419 mountain peaks that were formerly accessible for climbing. With this decision, Nepal is further cemented as the world's top destination for mountaineering aficionados.

The government's initiatives to encourage climbing on more mountains should, in general, improve Nepal's tourism industry and provide climbers more chances to experience the natural beauty and adventure of the nation.