Kathmandu, Feb. 1 -- How many mountains towering above 8,000 metres does Nepal have? Official records once listed eight, but that figure has now grown.

The Nepal government has updated its peak profile, officially recognising 14 mountains surpassing 8,000 metres.

Experts emphasise, however, that the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA), the body recognised by the International Olympic Committee, must approve the new list for global recognition.

The Department of Tourism recently published the revised peak profile on its website, adding six new eight-thousanders to Nepal's official count.

Four of the newly recognised mountains-Yalung Khang (8,505 metres), Yalung Khang West (8,077 metres), Kanchenjunga Central (8,...