'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
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...
19 Feb, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
Nepal's mountaineer Kami Rita summits Mt Everest for a record 29th timeNepal's Kami Rita Sherpa, also known as 'Everest Man', broke his own record by scaling Mount Everest for the 29th time. The 54-year-old cli...
12 May, 2024, 09.35 AM 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
Pasang Dawa Sherpa climbs Everest 26th time, matching record set by fellow Nepalese guideA Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of...
15 May, 2023, 02.19 PM IST
Missing Indian climber Anurag Maloo found alive in critical condition on Nepal's Mount AnnapurnaMaloo, 34, a resident of Kishangarh in Rajasthan, went missing on Monday after he fell from around 6,000 metres while descending from Camp ...
20 Apr, 2023, 03.51 PM IST
Sherpa woman climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks own recordLakpa Sherpa and several other climbers took advantage of favorable weather to reach the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early in the morn...
12 May, 2022, 12.38 PM IST
Virus fails to deter hundreds of climbers on Mount EverestA year after Mount Everest was closed to climbers as the pandemic swept across the globe, hundreds are making the final push to the summit ...
29 May, 2021, 12.19 PM IST
China takes Covid-19 controls to Everest with climber banChina was the first country hit by the pandemic in late 2019, but has since largely contained the disease with strict border controls.
17 May, 2021, 01.13 PM IST
China cancels Everest climbs over fears of coronavirus from NepalThe move reflects the abundance of caution China has taken in dealing with the pandemic. While China has mostly curbed domestic transmissio...
15 May, 2021, 10.19 AM IST
Norwegian climber 1st to test positive on Mount EverestA Norwegian climber became the first to be tested for COVID-19 in Mount Everest base camp and was flown by helicopter to Kathmandu, where h...
23 Apr, 2021, 05.52 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
Mt Everest base camp in Tibet to reopen after Nepal quakeMount Everest base camp in Tibet, closed after the devastating earthquake in neighbouring Nepal on April 25, will reopen to climbers tomorr...
30 Jun, 2015, 06.51 PM IST
Army calls back its Mount Everest expedition team post earthquake in NepalA 30-member mountaineering team of Indian Army, which was to scale the Mount Everest to mark the golden jubilee of the first Indian conques...
05 May, 2015, 05.24 PM IST
Nepal earthquake: Climbers safe on northern slope of Mount Everest, says ChinaOver 400 mountain climbers on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest have descended or are descending with no casualties reported, Chinese autho...
26 Apr, 2015, 09.43 PM IST
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.
19 Apr, 2014, 03.48 PM IST
- Nepalese climber becomes oldest to reach Everest
Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Serchan, 77, today became the oldest person to summit the world's highest peak Mount Everest breaking the prev...
25 May, 2008, 05.17 PM IST