'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...
22 May, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
Tulasi Reddy from Telengana scales Mount EverestHyderabad mountaineer Tulasi Reddy Palpunoori has successfully summited Mount Everest, marking the culmination of years of dedication, endu...
21 May, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
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
10 major disasters, 1.2 million people affected across Himalayas in 2025, says ICIMOD analysisThe analysis by the inter-governmental body, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) also said the increasing imp...
14 May, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Nepali climbers begin Everest season with first summitNepali climbers have successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest. This achievement opens the crucial climbing route for hundreds of mo...
13 May, 2026, 02.03 PM IST
Nepali 'Everest Man' breaks own record with 31st summitKami Rita Sherpa, also known as "Everest Man," has achieved a historic 31st ascent of Mount Everest, solidifying his status as a global cli...
27 May, 2025, 01.28 PM IST
Nepal's Everest Man- Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for a record 30th timeKami Rita Sherpa, from Thame village in Solukhumbu, Nepal, set a world record with his 30th Mount Everest summit. Khimlal Gautam, Chief of ...
22 May, 2024, 01.20 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
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
Scaling heights: Norwegian woman & Sherpa guide become world's fastest to climb 14 tallest peaksA Norwegian climber and her sherpa guide have set the record for the fastest time to scale all peaks above 8,000 metres. Kristin Harila and...
28 Jul, 2023, 09.08 AM IST
4.5-magnitude earthquake jolts Western NepalEarthquakes are a frequent occurrence in mountainous Nepal. In April, two moderate-intensity earthquakes recorded as 5.2 and 4.1 on the Ric...
24 May, 2023, 01.21 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
Why does Nepal's aviation industry have safety issues? An expert explainsThe aircraft was en route from Nepal's capital Kathmandu to Pokhara, the country's second largest city, situated under the picturesque Anna...
17 Jan, 2023, 11.10 AM IST
Search resumes for four people missing in Nepal after deadly air crashRescuers had recovered 68 bodies out of the 72 people onboard the ATR 72 aircraft operated by Yeti Airlines that crashed in the tourist cit...
16 Jan, 2023, 01.22 PM IST
Nepal has a history of frequent airplane crashesYeti Airlines' 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft took off from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport at 10:33 am and crashed on the bank of the ...
16 Jan, 2023, 01.15 PM IST
Missing Nepal plane carrying 22 passengers incl 4 Indians locatedTara Air's 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft, which went missing in the mountainous district of Mustang on Sunday morning, was found at Kowang vi...
29 May, 2022, 04.53 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