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'He has attained samadhi': Hyderabad techie’s family chooses not to recover his body from Everest citing faith among reasons'He has attained samadhi': The family of Hyderabad-based climber Arun Kumar Tiwari, who died while descending Mount Everest near the Hillar...
'Traffic jam on Mount Everest': Think Manali is crowded? World’s highest peak just saw record 274 climbers reaching summit in one single dayA record 274 climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepali side on Wednesday, marking the highest number of single-day ascen...
PM Modi's gifts: Muga silk stole for Italy PM, Ladakhi stole for Sweden PM, Kesar mangoes for UAE prezPrime Minister Narendra Modi presented unique Indian gifts to world leaders during his recent five-nation tour. Items included Muga silk st...
$20,000,000 scam at 30,000 feet: How Mount Everest guides made trekkers sick for hefty insurance gainsNepal's tourism faces a $20 million insurance fraud crisis after trekking guides allegedly poisoned tourists to stage fake medical emergenc...
Nepal mulls stricter safety rules for Everest climbersNepalese authorities are weighing proposals to improve safety on the world's highest mountain, including requiring aspiring Everest climber...
Unseasonably heavy snowfall halts Everest tourism in Nepal, TibetMount Everest's Nepali and Chinese sides are closed to tourism due to unseasonally heavy snow, with a helicopter crashing while attempting ...
Helicopter crash-lands in Everest regionA helicopter operated by Altitude Air crash-landed near the Mt Everest region in Nepal on Wednesday morning, police said. The aircraft, flo...
Is Mount Everest still rising? The surprising truth behind its growthMount Everest continues to grow in height due to isostatic rebound, a process linked to the merger of the Kosi and Arun rivers about 89,000...
China begins observation experiment on land-atmosphere interactions in Mt Everest regionChina has launched an observational experiment on land-atmosphere interactions in the Mount Everest region of Tibet to study how land surfa...
How did a poor sherpa climb Mt Everest 29 times? Know his struggles, and achievements in detailSherpa Kami Rita has scaled Mt Everest for the 29th time since 1994. He has broken his record. The government of Nepal facilitated the requ...
Nepal Army to collect 10 tonnes of garbage from Mt. EverestThe expedition, to be flagged off by Nepal Army chief Gen. Prabhuram Sharma here on April 11, will bring at least 10 tonnes of garbage and ...
Everest region bans single-use plastic
Cracks and holes develop in Mount Everest post earthquakeSo far, more than 440 aftershocks with magnitude 4 or more have hit Nepal after the two earthquakes last year.
Nepal to open trekking on Mount Everest in Sept; 4 sections damagedThe Everest base camp was slightly damaged by the earthquake and it will be opened for visitors after a minor repair of a few trekking trai...
Everest glaciers may disappear by 2100: StudyGlaciers in the Everest region of the Himalayas could shrink at least 70 per cent or even disappear entirely by the end of the century if g...
Indian Army set to scale Mount Everest, to bring down tonnes of trashThe mountaineering team comprises of five officers, three JCOs and 22 other ranks and will be led by Major Ranbir Singh Jamwal.
Navigate with Google Maps to the edge of Mount EverestGoogle Maps announced in a blog post recently that it has officially made it to the Mount Everest.
Death toll in worst-ever Everest accident rises to 13Seven of the 12 bodies have been handed over to their families in the Everest region, while the other five were taken to Kathmandu.
- Warming eats up Everest ice by 13% in 50 years
Mount Everest is shedding its frozen cloak as its glaciers have shrunk at an alarming rate of 13% over the last 50 years due to global warm...
Everest losing its snow ice coverResearchers have found that glaciers in the Mount Everest region including the Sagarmatha national park that surrounds the peak, have shrun...