Nepal plans to restrict Everest permits to experienced climbersNepal is set to require Everest climbers to have previously scaled a 7,000-meter peak within the country to reduce overcrowding and improve...
29 Apr, 2025, 10.31 AM IST
Nepal ends solo expeditions on Mount Everest, other 8000-metre peaksNepal has implemented new regulations requiring one mountain guide for every two climbers on peaks above 8,000 meters, including Mt Everest...
05 Feb, 2025, 05.51 PM IST
Mingma G Sherpa: First Nepali to summit all 14 peaks above 8000m without supplemental oxygenMingma G Sherpa is the first Nepali mountaineer to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres without using supplemental oxygen. He was honoured...
03 Jan, 2025, 05.56 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
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 ...
07 Apr, 2024, 10.38 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
Nepal grants record 466 climbing permits for Mount Everest this springA record 466 mountaineers from 65 countries, including 40 from India, have received permits from the Nepal government to climb the world's ...
01 May, 2023, 10.52 PM IST
Bring back your empty oxygen tanks to help conquer COVID, Nepal urges Everest climbersThe Nepal Mountaineering Association has asked the climbers to help Nepal deal with a surge in COVID-10 cases that has brought the country'...
10 May, 2021, 01.03 PM IST
Nepal halts all mountaineering expeditions, suspends tourist visasNepal on Friday suspended permits to climb Everest because of the coronavirus pandemic, closing off the world's biggest mountain a day afte...
13 Mar, 2020, 02.59 PM IST
11,000 kg garbage, four dead bodies removed from Mt Everest in two-month long cleanliness driveA total of 11,000 kg garbage and four dead bodies were removed from the Mount Everest during a two-month long cleanliness drive conducted b...
05 Jun, 2019, 08.30 PM IST
Missing Indian mountaineer dies after climbing Mt EverestThe body of Ravi Kumar, a native of Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district, was spotted by rescuers after 36 hours of intense search.
22 May, 2017, 07.34 PM IST
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.
26 Mar, 2016, 06.47 PM IST
Climate change may lead to severe water shortage in NepalClimate change, increase in agricultural land use and population growth may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal in the coming decades, a...
20 Oct, 2015, 07.44 PM IST
22 climbers dead in quake-triggered avalanche on Mt EverestOver 60 climbers were injured and hundreds of foreign adventurers, hikers and guides at the base camp were feared missing when the avalanch...
26 Apr, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
17 climbers dead in quake-triggered avalanche on Mount EverestA mountaineering team of Indian Army who were hiking on Everest were also safe, an Indian army spokesman said.
26 Apr, 2015, 01.47 PM IST
Nepal and China sign agreement to develop mountain tourismIn a bid to make mountaineering a safe profession, training and rescue techniques would also be exchanged between the nations, a joint stat...
19 Nov, 2014, 08.37 PM IST
- Lukla Airport to be named as Hillary Tenzing Airport
Lukla Airport, the gateway to the world's highest peak Mt. Everest will be rechristened as Hillary-Tenzing Airport.
15 Jan, 2008, 12.02 PM IST