Air Force rescues 2 mountaineers trapped in glacier via helicopter
Indian Air Force on Sunday rescued two injured mountaineers from Thajiwas Glacier in Sonamarg area of Kashmir. According to the information received from the Indian Air Force, this entire operation was carried out in less than an hour.
Jul 03, 2023, 08:54 AM ISTIndian climbers killed in Mount Everest 'traffic jam'
Indian climber Kalpana Das, 49, reached the summit, but died on Thursday afternoon while descending as a large number of climbers queued near the top. She was a member of the "Three Women Expedition", Gyanendra Shrestha, a liaison officer at the Everest base camp was cited as saying by the Himalayan Times.
May 24, 2019, 23:59 PM ISTIndian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta creates world record, becomes youngest to complete 7 summits, seven volcanic summits
Siddhanta, aged 35 years and 9 months, achieved the feat on Wednesday morning when he scaled Mt Sidley in Antarctica.
Jan 16, 2019, 13:35 PM ISTHrithik plays mountaineer Arjun Vajpai in ad campaign
Actor Hrithik Roshan has essayed the role of real-life mountaineer Arjun Vajpai in an ad campaign.
Mar 03, 2018, 22:32 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 ISTDeepika Padukone eager to meet mountaineer David Liaño González!
The dusky Indian beauty who not only conquered Bollywood but is creating her niche overseas too, is keen to meet a mountaineer.
May 13, 2016, 17:10 PM IST