Nepal's mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mt. Everest for 32nd time, beats own recordKami Rita Sherpa has set a new world record, achieving his 32nd ascent of Mount Everest on Sunday. The veteran climber reached the summit a...
17 May, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
Molehill of greed out of a mountainConquering Mount Everest is not just a test of endurance but an expedition of the spirit. Once a beacon for colonial aspirations, it now sy...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.20 PM IST
China shuts down Mt Everest scenic area after 6.8-magnitude quake hits TibetChina has closed the tourist areas of its side of Mt Everest after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Dingri County in Tibet. The quake caused ...
07 Jan, 2025, 01.21 PM IST
NCC plans expedition to Mt Everest during Apr-Jun; team prepares at Siachen Battle SchoolThe National Cadet Corps is planning an expedition to Mt. Everest later this year with a team currently in training at Siachen Battle Schoo...
03 Jan, 2025, 07.55 PM IST
Fight at height of 8848 feet on Mt. Everest and that too for 'best selfie spot'? Know what happened to Chinese touristsSituated at 8,848.86 meters or 29,031 ft, Mt. Everest is known as Qomolangma or the 'holy mother' in Tibet. China opened the 8848 Viewing P...
04 Jul, 2024, 08.26 PM IST
Naval officer's daughter becomes youngest Indian to summit Mt Everest at 16 from Nepal sideSixteen-year-old Kaamya Karthikeyan has made history by successfully summiting Mt. Everest, becoming the youngest Indian mountaineer to ach...
23 May, 2024, 02.35 PM IST
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...
13 May, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
Starting this Spring, Nepal to make carrying electronic chips mandatory for Everest climbersNepal will require climbers to carry electronic rescue chips during the Mount Everest climbing season. The chips, provided by the governmen...
24 Feb, 2024, 12.50 PM IST
Around 500 climbers, including four Indians, conquer Mt Everest in the 70th anniversary year of the first successful summitA total of 478 climbers, including 103 females summited Everest in the Spring of 2023. Four Indian nationals stood atop Mt Everest and one ...
29 Dec, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
Kami Rita Sherpa creates new record, climbs Mt Everest for the 25th timeSherpa had undertaken the mission of fixing climbing ropes ahead of the climbing season.
08 May, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
Nepal bans three Indian climbers for six years for faking Mt Everest summitIndian nationals Narender Singh Yadav and Seema Rani Goswami received expedition certificates during the spring season of 2016 without succ...
11 Feb, 2021, 06.08 PM IST
New survey suggests Mt Everest a bit taller than past measurements: Why did the height change?The new height is 8,848.86 metres, more than 2 feet higher than the previous figure.
10 Dec, 2020, 05.42 PM IST
Mount Everest's joint measurement marks new milestone in ties with Nepal: ChinaThe world's highest peak is now taller by 86 centimetres, Nepal and China jointly announced on Tuesday after they remeasured Mt. Everest at...
09 Dec, 2020, 04.58 PM IST
Meet Keval Hiren Kakka, the Indian who scaled 2 of world's highest mountains in just six daysThe 28-year-old climber scaled two mountains above 8,000 metres, including the Mt.Everest.
21 May, 2019, 06.00 PM IST
Nepal braces for 'traffic jam' at Mt EverestMore than 3,000 people have scaled Mt Everest since 1953. Over 280 climbers have died attempting the scale the world's tallest peak.
16 Apr, 2017, 04.46 PM IST
Glaciers in Mount Everest shrink 28% in 40 years: ReportPart of the report, which was released yesterday, also said Mt Everest, known as Mount Qomolangma in Tibet, has been getting warmer for the...
08 Dec, 2015, 04.08 PM IST
- Bisleri, Mt Everest fight over 'Himalayas' intensifies
The fight between bottled water major Bisleri and Mt Everest over the usage of Himalayan brand reached a new pitch on Tuesday with Ramesh C...
22 Jul, 2008, 10.56 PM IST