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Fraud At 8,848 Metres: Are Mount Everest ascents too easy to fake?

Satyarup Siddhanta realised that he was at the centre of an Everest fraud when a couple doctored his summit photo.

02 Jun 2017 11:41 AM

Kumar's body was spotted last Monday about 200 metres from the main route which climbers follow to the summit. (Photo: AP)

Body of Indian climber who died after being separated from guide found on Mount Everest

Ravi Kumar, 27, died this month after summiting the world's highest mountain and becoming separated from his guide soon afterwards.

28 May 2017 7:47 PM

Mt. Everest, in middle, altitude 8,848 meters (29,028 feet), is seen on the way to base camp. (Photo: AP)

4 bodies discovered inside tent at highest camp on Mt Everest

The identities of the dead climbers in the tent were still unknown Wednesday and other rescuers were heading there to learn more details.

24 May 2017 3:44 PM

The number of climbers who have died on Everest during the current spring climbing season, which began in March and runs through the end of this month, has now reached six. (Photo: AFP)

Missing Indian climber Ravi Kumar’s body spotted on Mount Everest

Climbers from the United States, Slovakia and Australia also died on the mountain over the weekend.

22 May 2017 3:53 PM

The near-vertical 12-metre rocky outcrop stood on the mountain's south-east ridge and was the last great challenge before the top. (Photo: Tim Mosedale/Twitter)

Mt Everest’s Hillary Step destroyed, say mountaineers

British mountaineer Mosedale believes the Step was most likely a victim of Nepal's 2015 earthquake.

22 May 2017 2:11 PM

Thupden Sherpa of Arun Treks and Expedition says Indian climber Ravi Kamar fell sick on his way down from the summit on Saturday. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Indian climber goes missing on Everest, Nepalese guide in bad condition

A rescue team of 3 Sherpas flew by helicopter to Camp 2, from where they climbed up the mountain to help search for the missing climber.

21 May 2017 6:38 PM

Anshu Jamsenpa (Photo: Twitter | @RhicheRich)

Indian woman climbs Everest summit twice in a week, breaks record

Anshu Jamsenpa intended to make the summit in 2014 but the climbing season was cancelled after an avalanche killed 16 Nepali guides.

21 May 2017 4:20 PM

Ryan Sean Davy, who was caught attempting to climb Mount Everest without a permit, now faces a $22,000 fine. (Photo: Facebook)

Everest permit dodger says he was ready to face jail

Davy said he was motivated by the controversial death of British mountaineer David Sharp near the summit of Everest in 2006.

20 May 2017 2:26 AM

With the feat, Anshu Jamsenpa also became the first woman in the world to climb the Everest four times. (Photo: Twitter)

Anshu Jamsenpa becomes first Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest four times

Jamsenpa, who is a mother of two, started her expedition on May 13 and reached the highest peak of the world on Tuesday morning.

17 May 2017 4:15 PM

She bettered her own record of scaling Mt Everest seven times (Photo: AFP)

Nepalese woman scales Everest for record-breaking 8th time

The 44-year-old Nepalese mountaineer has broken her own world record for the most Everest summits by a woman.

15 May 2017 10:35 AM

His record was broken by then 80-year-old Japanese Yuichiro Miura in 2013. (Representational Image)

85-year-old Nepal man aiming to be oldest Everest climber dies

He first scaled Everest in May 2008, when he was 76, at the time the oldest climber to reach the top.

06 May 2017 9:12 PM

Clockwise from top left: New York-based Nepalese couturier Prabal Gurung getting off the helicopter to have breakfast at Everest; the spread for the morning breakfast; Gurung and and the Bigspenders at the breakfast table.

Peak season: Breakfast at the top of the world

If you have the money, you can pop up to Mt Everest for breakfast almost any day of the year.

06 May 2017 12:38 AM

A record 373 foreign climbers have been cleared to scale Everest from the south side during a narrow window of good weather this month

Everest braces for record number of summit attempts

The number of climbers issued with permits for Everest this spring is the highest ever

05 May 2017 7:41 AM

Iconic ‘Swiss Machine’ leaves climbing world

Steck, famed for speed ascents of Alpine routes, dies on Everest.

01 May 2017 12:52 AM

Two climbers — Goutam Ghosh and Paresh Nath — had gone missing in an expedition in May 2016. Their bodies haven’t been traced yet.

Everest conqueror to help recover bodies of climbers

Ujjal Roy will accompany a 4-member state govt team.

24 Apr 2017 2:11 AM

The starboard side of the Titanic bow. (Photo: AP)

New York banker dives deep into her savings to visit Titanic

OceanGate Expeditions will launch a series of deep dives for people like Rojas who want to see the infamous shipwreck.

14 Apr 2017 9:20 AM

A file picture of ex-Gorkha soldier Min Bahadur Serchan.

At 85, Gorkha guns for lost Mount Everest title

Sherchan would be climbing the Everest for the cause of the world peace and to protect Earth.

13 Apr 2017 7:26 AM

Equipment weighing about 1,500kg will need to be transported to the drill site on the glacier.

Scientists to drill the highest glacier

Researchers will be able to study the glacier’s structure, measure temperature, flowing capacity.

12 Apr 2017 3:03 AM

A file picture shows British DJ Paul Oakenfol in Khumjung as he hikes to Mt. Everest’s base camp ahead of his concert which is being billed as the “highest party on earth” .(Photo: AFP)

British DJ to host party on Mount Everest

The 53-year-old artist said he had no trekking experience before he set out on the 10-day walk to Everest with a team of yaks.

11 Apr 2017 5:26 AM

British DJ Paul Oakenfold at Everst base (Photo: Twitter)

World's highest gig on Everest to performed by British DJ

DJ Paul Oakenfold to perform a set at 5,380 metres.

10 Apr 2017 7:21 PM

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