Lucknow | A young bank employee from Lucknow has successfully scaled Mount Kun (7,077 meters), one of the highest peaks of the Himalayan range, along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. He now aims to climb Mount Everest. The banker Amit Kumar achieved the feat on the eve of Independence Day. A native of Chhapra […]
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2 J&K policemen scale Mount Everest
Srinagar: Two policemen from Jammu and Kashmir have scaled the Mount Everest, police said on Tuesday. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh greeted the policemen for their achievement. He tweeted: “The team comprised nine personnel from the IB and 2 of @JmuKmrPolice. I am proud of their achievement and wishing them success in their future end […]
Girls can do anything, proves Indian teen who climbed Everest
Hisar (Haryana) : On May 15 this year, a teenaged girl from Haryana embarked on the very challenging task of climbing Mount Everest from the Nepal side. But having dropped her radio transceiver during the trek, she couldn’t inform anyone about her whereabouts. With no one able to contact her, there was hushed speculation that […]
Modi congratulates tribal students for scaling Mount Everest
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated five tribal students for scaling Mount Everest and also praised the all-women crew of INSV Tarini for circumventing the globe. The tribal students — Maneesha Dhurve, Pramesh Ale, Umakant Madhavi, Kavidas Katmode and Vikas Soyam — from an Ashram School in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur, scaled the world’s […]
Four Maharashtra tribal students scale Mt Everest
Mumbai : Four tribal students, including a girl, of ashram schools in Maharashtra have scaled the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said here on Wednesday. They are Manisha Dhurve, 18, Umakant Madavi and Parmesh Aale, both 19, from Devada Ashram School and Kavidas Katmode, 18, from Jeevti Ashram School. They were […]
Sherpa sets new record for Mt Everest ascent
Kathmandu : Kami Rita Sherpa has set a new world record by climbing Mt Everest for the 22nd time. The 48-year-old Sherpa successfully reached the summit on Wednesday morning, breaking the previous record of 21 climbs jointly held by fellow Nepalis Appa Sherpa and Phurba Tashi Sherpa. Kami climbed Mt Everest for the 21st time […]
70-year-old Chinese double amputee scales Mount Everest
Kathmandu : A 70-year-old Chinese mountaineer who lost both legs to frostbite while attempting to climb Mount Everest four decades ago has successfully climbed the mountain in his fifth attempt. Xia Boyu, 70, reached the top of the world’s highest peak at 8.40 a.m. on Monday, becoming the first double leg amputee to accomplish the […]
60 women get permit to climb Mt.Everest
Kathmandu : Sixty women including eight from India, have received permits to summit Mount Everest this spring, an increase from the total number in 2017, Nepal’s Department of Tourism (DoT) said on Friday. As many as 59 women received permits last year. Of them, 33 women had succeeded in conquering the world’s tallest peak, reports […]
Nepali Sherpa set to climb Mt. Everest for record 22nd time
Kathmandu : Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa is set to begin climbing Mount Everest for the 22nd time, breaking a world record he shares with fellow climbers Apa Sherpa and Phurba Tashi Sherpa. Rita will lead a team of 29 climbers, including several Americans and Japanese nationals and 17 porters, to the 8,848 metres high peak, […]
Nepal bans solo climbing on Mount Everest
Kathmandu, Dec 30 (IANS) Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in an attempt to reduce accidents and make mountaineering safer. The new safety regulations also prohibit double amputee and blind climbers from attempting to reach the summit of the world’s highest peak, the BBC reported on Saturday citing a […]