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- ↑ "Active member of UIAA since 1975". UIAA. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ↑ "MOUNTAINEERING IN NEPAL FACTS & FIGURES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-14.
- ↑ "NMA monopoly on climbing permits ended". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
