Nepal sharply hikes permit fee for Everest climbersNepal will increase Mount Everest climbing fees by more than 35% for the first time in nearly a decade. The new permit fee will be $15,000,...
22 Jan, 2025, 12.30 PM IST
China begins observation experiment on land-atmosphere interactions in Mt Everest regionChina has launched an observational experiment on land-atmosphere interactions in the Mount Everest region of Tibet to study how land surfa...
03 Aug, 2024, 11.04 AM 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
Nepal's top court orders limit on Everest climbing permitsNepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer...
03 May, 2024, 08.21 PM IST
Mount Everest: Is 'climate change' behind record number of deaths?As many as 12 people have died climbing Mt. Everest this year. Is the "climate change" one of the main reasons?
09 Jun, 2023, 08.58 PM IST
Record-setter mountaineer Savita Kanswal among those killed in Uttarakhand avalancheA 41-member team of mountaineers was returning after climbing the peak when they were hit by the avalanche on Tuesday. Kanswal worked as an...
05 Oct, 2022, 03.17 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
New height of Mount Everest 8,848.86 metres: Nepal, China joint surveyThe Nepal government decided to measure the exact height of the mountain amid debates that there might have been a change in its height due...
08 Dec, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
Tech reaches new heights, climbers to Mount Everest can now enjoy high-speed 5G coverage5G is the fifth generation of wireless communication technologies.
01 May, 2020, 04.07 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
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
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...
03 May, 2015, 11.13 AM 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
- China closes Everest to clean-up highest 'rubbish dump'
China has decided to restrict access to Mount Everest to carry out a clean-up of the world's highest 'rubbish dump'.
02 Jul, 2008, 02.23 PM IST
- Australian mum, daughter within reach of Everest record
Two Sydney women are just hours from the summit of Mount Everest, where they would create history as the first mother-daughter team to clim...
23 May, 2008, 10.12 PM IST
- China launches Everest torch climb
A team of Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic flame launched their bid to bring the torch to bring the top of Mount Everest early on Thur...
08 May, 2008, 05.07 AM IST
- Mount Everest highway plans on hold
Environmental experts must conduct a study and give their approval before workers can build a planned paved road up to the Mount Everest ba...
29 Jul, 2007, 01.06 PM IST