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Why India is launching a mission to recover 'Green Boots' from Mount Everest site after 30 yearsIndian authorities are reportedly launching a challenging mission to retrieve the body of Dorje Morup, known as "Green Boots," from Mount E...- Lying frozen on Mount Everest for nearly 30 years, wearing 'Green Boots', one man's body is now at the center of a risky mission undertaken by IndiaAfter nearly three decades, the identity of Everest's iconic 'Green Boots' has been confirmed as Dorje Morup, an Indian climber lost in the...
- 'He has attained samadhi': Hyderabad techie’s family chooses not to recover his body from Everest citing faith among reasons'He has attained samadhi': The family of Hyderabad-based climber Arun Kumar Tiwari, who died while descending Mount Everest near the Hillar...
- View: New extreme tourism options will be adversely affected if self-regulation remains laxSky-diving and other established extreme tourism options are heavily regulated and supervised, so that those indulging in it do not come to...
- Money can buy a visit to space or the deep sea, but it can't guarantee safetyThe deaths of five people aboard the Titan submersible, along with its hefty price tag of $250,000 a person, emphasize the lack of safeguar...
- British TV celebrity Spencer Matthews plans to climb Mount Everest in search of brother's missing body after 23 yearsSpencer Matthews, the ‘Made in Chelsea’ star, is restarting his search for his mountaineer brother, is planning to climb Mount Everest to f...
- Aditya Gupta talks about 29000 ft stride to Everest, says physical & mental strength are key to climbingHe says that single-minded focus is needed at the time to ensure you don’t succumb to the elements.
- Why the only thing tougher than climbing Mt Everest is raising the fund for itThe cost of climbing the Everest starts from the time you start training 12-18 months before the climb. One cannot do it without being phys...
- Colonel Ranveer Jamwal becomes first Indian to summit the seven highest mountains in the worldThis also makes him the first from the Indian Army to climb the seven highest mountains.
- High Altitude Warfare School: Where Indian jawans are trained to survive in SiachenWhen in trouble or lost, next to God remember HAWS,” screams a large board as one enters the main building of the High Altitude Warfare Sch...
- How young achievers can turn adversity into strength to reach the ultimate goalInglis was the special guest at a glittering awards ceremony of The Economic Times 40 Under Forty program held in Mumbai last week. The stu...
- Lack of cash makes the young climbers desperate: Veteran mountaineer Basanta Singha Ray"Many climbers from Bengal who attempt the Everest come from poor families. Thus, there is immense pressure to become successful on the fir...
- Nepal reopens Mt Everest, Japanese man first to climbA Japanese climber, who lost nine of his fingers to frostbite, will be the first to scale the Mount Everest as Nepal reopened the peak for ...
- Nepal earthquake stirs debate on overcrowding and commercialisation of EverestThe deaths from avalanche at the Everest Base Camp have brought the spotlight back on over-commercialisation. The old debate will now be re...
- ITBP mountaineer gets national sports award on National sports dayITBP trooper, part of rescue team of Uttarakhand rain tragedy operations, was given Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award on National spo...
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