Tuesday Motivation by Sir Edmund Hillary: 'It is not the mountain we conquer, but...'Sir Edmund Hillary, a renowned explorer, is celebrated for his historic ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 with Tenzing Norgay. Beyond this mo...
10 Mar, 2026, 07.28 AM IST
He conquered 13 peaks but perished when he tried to descend from Mt. Everest. Who was Subrata Ghosh?Subrata Ghosh, a 44-year-old mountaineer and schoolteacher from West Bengal, tragically died while descending Mount Everest shortly after r...
17 May, 2025, 12.31 PM IST
Dream big, strive to become changemakers, leaders of tomorrow: Army chief urges NCC cadetsArmy Chief General Upendra Dwivedi inspires NCC cadets to aspire big and excel as future leaders. He highlights their role in nation-buildi...
09 Jan, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
When Narayana Murthy was forced to give his new shirt and pants to his elder brotherNarayana Murthy, founder of Infosys, shared a childhood story at Mount Everest School. He recounted how he gave his scholarship money to hi...
04 Sep, 2024, 09.04 AM IST
Elderly Indian couple scales Mount Kilimanjaro to create history. More details insideA global record has been achieved by Mr. Ravi Kishor Mallapragada and his wife, Mrs. Sowdamini, who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro at 61 and 57 ...
31 Aug, 2022, 01.02 PM IST
Mountaineer Savita Kanswal clocks national record for scaling Mount Everest, completes 10 expeditionsHer expedition is backed by crowdfunding where hundreds of people contributed to support her.
06 Jun, 2022, 08.07 AM IST
The day Bachendri conquered the Everest and a lot moreThirty-six years ago, on this very day, Uttarakhand’s Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to scale the highest peak in the world, s...
23 May, 2020, 01.11 PM IST
- Colonel Ranveer Jamwal becomes first Indian to summit the seven highest mountains in the world
This also makes him the first from the Indian Army to climb the seven highest mountains.
18 Feb, 2019, 07.53 PM IST
Bachendri Pal to lead month-long rafting expedition to clean GangaThe expedition will start from Haridwar on October 5 and traverse through Bijnor, Farukhabad, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Buxar and end in...
28 Sep, 2018, 12.53 PM IST
Maharashtra to give Rs 25 lakh each to students who scaled EverestThe other five students, who could not complete the entire trek, would be rewarded with Rs 10 lakh, state finance minister Sudhir Mungantiw...
29 May, 2018, 12.28 PM IST
Two Indians become youngest children reach Mount Everest base camp in NepalA five-year-old Indian boy and his eight-year-old sister might have set a new record by becoming the youngest climbers to reach the base ca...
11 Aug, 2015, 10.42 PM IST
Himalayan peak 5260 set to be named after mountaineer Nalini SenguptaTrekkers of Giripremi, a noted mountaineering institute in the city, conquered peak 5260 in Himalayas and decided to name it as "Mount Nali...
25 Jul, 2015, 12.50 PM IST
First Indian expedition to summit Mount Everest celebrates historic effortIt's 50 years since the first Indian-led expedition summited Mount Ever est, and the class of 1965 is set for a reunion.
12 Apr, 2015, 02.30 PM IST
My passion for mountaineering developed in school days: Rahul Rana, PAYBACK India CEORana's passion for mountaineering developed while studying at St Paul's, a boarding school for boys in Darjeeling.
17 Jul, 2014, 02.04 PM IST
- Tata co talking to airlines, hotels for co-branding Himalayan
Tata Group company, Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd, is talking to leading airlines and hotel chains for joint branding of its "Himalayan" ...
12 Sep, 2008, 09.08 PM IST
- World pays last respects to Everest conqueror Hillary
Sherpas, mountaineers and a grateful nation mourned Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary at a state funeral on Tuesday, more than half a ce...
22 Jan, 2008, 03.44 PM IST
- Sir Edmund Hillary: First man to conquer Mount Everest dies
Edmund Hillary, who defied the failed efforts of countless climbers by reaching the peak of Mount Everest, has died. He was 88.
12 Jan, 2008, 01.19 AM IST