Mount Everest season opens late, with climbers undeterred by huge ice block and high travel costsHundreds of climbers are attempting Mount Everest despite an unstable ice block and increased costs. The Khumbu Icefall route, crucial for ...
07 May, 2026, 11.24 AM 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
Famed Sherpa guide will attempt to climb Mount Everest for 31st time, break his own recordKami Rita, a renowned mountain guide, is set to embark on his 31st Mount Everest expedition, potentially reaching a record-breaking 32 asce...
20 Apr, 2025, 03.42 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
Nepal sherpa scales Everest for record 30th time; two climbers go missingNepali sherpa guide Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time. Two climbers went missing while descending from the peak.
23 May, 2024, 12.34 AM 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
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
'Very strong' Nepali sherpa sets Everest record with 27th ascentSherpas are known for their climbing skills and many make a living guiding foreign clients up Everest and other mountains. May is the ideal...
17 May, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
Private helicopter crashes in Nepal; pilot and passenger rescued: OfficialsAccording to Phurwa Sherpa of Heli Everest, the wreckage of the helicopter was located at 12:40 pm, and the pilot was safely rescued and tr...
09 Apr, 2023, 08.51 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
Kami Rita Sherpa creates new record, climbs Mt Everest for the 25th timeSherpa had undertaken the mission of fixing climbing ropes ahead of the climbing season.
08 May, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
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...
28 May, 2019, 05.44 PM IST
Avalanche hits Nepal peak; 5 South Koreans among 9 killedFive South Korean climbers including team leader Kim Chang-ho along with their Nepali support staff were killed in the incident, Sherpa sai...
13 Oct, 2018, 01.19 PM IST
Anshu Jamsenpa becomes first woman to conquer Mt Everest twice within a weekJamsenpa, a mother of two, was blessed by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama before leaving for the expedition.
21 May, 2017, 04.55 PM IST
Body of Indian climber found on Everest, fourth fatality in a weekEverest has been climbed by over 7,300 people since 1953 when Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary made their pioneer...
27 May, 2016, 03.21 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
- 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