NMA - the turbocharger of Nepal's academic mountaineering

ITAHARI, September 14: NMA is unique name in itself in Nepal's mountaineering spectrum. However, there are two separate organizations with the abbreviation of NMA. The first one is Nepal Mountaineering Association. The first and only alpine club of Nepal was officially established on 1 November 1973.

Nepal Mountaineering Association has been running national and international level mountaineering related training and skills programs in Nepal. It has also established two famous mountaineering landmarks including Pokhara's International Mountain Museum, which was established on 5 February 2004, and International Mountaineers Memorial Park of Kakani, foundation stone laying ceremony for which was held on 28 May 1998.