Hillary Step - Mount Everest's famous rock face named after climber has collapsed
The Hillary Step is believed to have been damaged during the 2015 Nepal earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000.
May 22, 2017, 16:28 PM IST
Former Miss India finalist among 6 evacuated from Mt Everest
According to the expedition organisers, 52-year-old Sangeeta S Bahl, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, Argentine climbers Andres Esteban Pariz and Ricardo Dario Birn were airlifted from Camp II.
May 21, 2017, 20:08 PM IST
'Swiss Machine' Ueli Steck dies on Everest
In a video recorded in early April and posted on YouTube, Steck said he would judge the attempt a success regardless of whether he reached the top -- as long as he returned alive.
Apr 30, 2017, 22:46 PM IST
11 Indian climbers commence their expedition to Mt Everest's peak!
The team was selected after over 150 Everest aspirants underwent a strenuous selection process for over 15 months.
Apr 09, 2017, 23:30 PM IST
Dalai Lama flags off Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday flagged off Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa on her Mount Everest expedition.
Apr 04, 2017, 15:23 PM IST
Women superior to men, says Anupam Kher
Actor Anupam Kher, whose latest Bollywood release "Naam Shabana" features a woman as the protagonist, says he has always considered women superior to men.
Mar 31, 2017, 18:46 PM IST
Indian Navy's second Mt Everest expedition flagged off
Indian Navy's second expedition to the Mount Everest was today flagged off by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba, 50 years after the peak was first scaled by Navy climbers.
Mar 23, 2017, 20:59 PM IST
Mount Everest base camp received 113,000 tourists in 2016
The Mount Everest base camp received more than 113,000 tourists last year, with a year-on-year increase of 91 per cent, the local tourist administration said on Saturday.
Mar 05, 2017, 16:58 PM IST
Amit Sadh keen to climb Mount Everest!
Actor Amit Sadh loves climbing and wants to scale Mount Everest for which he has already begun preparations. At the age of six, Amit started rock climbing and spent most of his childhood in hills trekking.
Feb 25, 2017, 13:52 PM IST
Has Mount Everest really shrunk after Nepal earthquake? Indian scientists to re-measure world's tallest peak
The development came in the backdrop of doubts expressed by section of the scientific community about the shrinking of the towering mountain peak, which officially stands at 8,848 metres (29,028 feet) above sea level.
Jan 25, 2017, 12:04 PM IST
Nepal bans Indian police couple for faking Everest climb
Nepal has imposed a 10-year mountaineering ban on an Indian couple who faked photographs purporting to show them at the top of Mount Everest, an official said Tuesday.
Aug 30, 2016, 12:54 PM IST
Did Pune police couple 'fake' it to the Mt Everest peak? Probe underway
The two climbers had claimed to be the first Indian couple to have reached the top of the world's highest peak.
Jun 30, 2016, 07:56 AM IST
Five startling feats of 'Man vs Wild' star Bear Grylls!
Grylls suffered a freefall parachuting accident in Zambia afer his parachute ripped at 16,000 ft during a skydive, partially breaking three vertebrae.
Jun 07, 2016, 19:02 PM IST
Search ops underway to locate two missing Indians on Mount Everest
Officials in Kathmandu said that the two climbers were last seen near the Everest summit.
May 23, 2016, 09:45 AM IST
DNA : Indian Army team led by Lieutenant Colonel Ranveer Jamwal scales Mount Everest
Contingent of Indian Army personnel and Maharashtra Police reached the top of Mount Everest. Watch complete news story of DNA for getting detailed updates!
May 21, 2016, 00:31 AM IST
'Icefall Doctors' become first climbers reach summit of Mt Everest in 2 years
This year, 289 climbers are in a bid to climb Mount Everest.
May 12, 2016, 10:33 AM IST
Temple ban on some women is unacceptable: Supreme Court
Temples that deny or restrict women`s entry undermine the fight for gender equality and have no constitutional right to do so, the Supreme Court said, in the latest boost for women demanding equal access to places of worship.
Apr 12, 2016, 18:24 PM IST
Nepal extends Everest permits for climbers put off by earthquakes
Nepal has extended the climbing permits of hundreds of foreigners forced to abandon the Himalayas after last year`s twin earthquakes, the government said on Tuesday, to encourage them to return to the mountains.
Mar 01, 2016, 12:15 PM IST
Record-breaking Arunima Sinha conquers Mt Aconcagua in Argentina
Aconcagua is the highest mountain outside Asia, at 6,960.8 metres, and by extension, the highest point in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
Jan 02, 2016, 22:42 PM IST
Glaciers in Mount Everest shrink 28% in 40 years: Report
The glacier area on the south slope of the world's highest mountain, in Nepal, has decreased 26 per cent since the 1980s, the report said.
Dec 08, 2015, 18:00 PM IST
