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The practice is so rampant helicopter pilots are reporting 'rescuing' tourists who appear in perfectly fine health. (Photo: AFP)

Trekkers on Nepal's mountains pressured into 'unnecessary rescues' for profit

Dodgy operators scam tens of thousands of dollars from insurance companies by pushing trekkers to accept airlifts for minor illnesses.

28 Jun 2018 2:27 PM

Although air contains 21 percent oxygen at all altitudes, it feels as if there is less of it in the mountains due to lower air pressure. (Photo: File)

A life at high altitude shapes human body, but how?

The bodies of people born into the rarefied atmospheres of the Andes, Himalayas react and adapt in real time, probably from foetal stage.

20 Jun 2018 11:58 AM

In 2017 climbers in Nepal brought down nearly 25 tonnes of trash, 15 tonnes of human waste-- equivalent of 3 double-decker buses. (Photo: AFP)

Mount Everest has turned into 'world's highest rubbish dump'

Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas canisters, human excrement litter the well-trodden route to summit of the peak.

17 Jun 2018 1:08 PM

Like father, like daughter

Ajeet and Deeya Bajaj, open up about becoming India’s first father-daughter duo to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest.

03 Jun 2018 6:02 AM

Linggi, a mother of four girls, scaled the world's highest peak at 8 am on May 1. (Photo: Facebook/LowerDibangValley)

Muri Linggi, mother of 4, is third Arunachal woman to scale Mount Everest

Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein congratulated her and said she has made the state proud.

17 May 2018 7:20 PM

Ajeet Bajaj, a renowned adventurer-explorer, and Deeya, his fearless daughter-protégé and mountaineer, embarked on this incredible journey last month on April 16 when they reached base camp at 16,700 feet above sea level.

First Indian father-daughter duo create history as they scale Mount Everest

Father-daughter duo were the first Indians to traverse Mt Elbrus (5642 m) from the North side to the South Side (via the summit) in 2012.

17 May 2018 11:31 AM

Gurgaon’s Bajajs first Indian father-daughter to scale Everest

As proud as she is of the two of them, she admits being worried while they are on their expeditions, more so for her daughter.

17 May 2018 5:22 AM

The route to the summit was opened up earlier this week. (Photo: AP)

Veteran Sherpa guide scales Everest for record 22nd time

A government official at the base camp, Gyanendra Shrestha, says Kami Rita reached the summit on Wednesday and is safely descending.

16 May 2018 1:26 PM

The previous record for the fastest ascent of the seven summits was set last year by Polish climber Janusz Kochanski, who did it in 126 days. (Facebook Screengrab/ Steve Plain)

Australian breaks world record with Mt Everest summit

Steve Plain conquered Everest 117 days after he reached Antartica's highest peak Mount Vinson breaking previous summit record by nine days.

14 May 2018 4:53 PM

Runoff from glaciers in the local region is an important freshwater supply and is used for agriculture and hydro- electric power. (Photo: Pixabay)

Icy ponds on Himalayan glaciers influence water flow: study

Water flowing from glacierised catchments in the Himalaya is a critical water resource for mountain dwellers in particular.

29 Jan 2018 8:37 PM

Nepal will, however, seek help from India and China for getting crucial data for the exercise, Nepal’s Survey Department’s Director General Ganesh Bhatta said. (Photo: File/Representational)

Don't need India: Nepal declines offer to jointly re-measure Mt Everest

India is being requested to provide the levelling data while China has been asked to provide the gravity data.

27 Dec 2017 5:10 PM

The isolated high-altitude psychosis is most likely to occur at heights exceeding 7,000 metres above sea-level. (Photo: Pixabay)

Climbing Mount Everest may lead to psychosis: study

Climbing highest mountains in the world such as Mount Everest can actually cause psychosis, according to a study.

19 Dec 2017 2:33 PM

A second phase of the election will take place on Dec. 7, and the election commission has said that the final results probably won't be known for several days because of the cumbersome counting procedures. (Photo: AP)

Monarchy, Maoist blasts, hopes for Federal Republic: Nepal votes after 18 years

More than 15 million eligible voters will pick a 275-member legislature, the first under a new constitution agreed after years of wrangling.

26 Nov 2017 12:56 PM

Mountaineer Reinhold Messner, and the art of not getting killed

After a lifetime of seeking out the next frontier, he believes filmmaking will be his final project.

15 Oct 2017 10:57 AM

Adventure is in my blood, says Satendra Sangwan

Captain Satendra Sangwan led an expedition up Mount everest, with sheer grit and a prosthetic leg to help him up to the second camp.

01 Oct 2017 10:45 PM

Pune police constable Dinesh Rathod. (Photo: Facebook | Dinesh Rathod)

Pune Police constables dismissed from force for faking Mount Everest expedition

On June 5, 2016, they went public with their claim that they were the first Indian couple to reach the Mount Everest summit.

08 Aug 2017 10:07 AM

Do not cry if I don’t return one day, celebrate my death: Anshu Jamsenpa

Anshu Jamsenpa made the fastest double ascent of Mount Everest becoming the first woman to reach earth’s highest point twice in five days.

08 Jul 2017 6:34 AM

Love Raj Singh Dharmashaktu, a Padma Shri recipient who hails from Uttarakhand, was honoured (Photo: Facebook)

Nepal honours Indian climber who scaled Everest 6 times

The veteran mountaineer climbed the 8,848-metre high mountain peak, the world's tallest, for the sixth time on May 27.

09 Jun 2017 7:11 PM

While climbing up Mount Everest, the team even had to cross dead bodies at certain points, coach Shekhar Babu said. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Venkaiah Naidu lauds underprivileged Andhra students for climbing Everest

19 youngsters started out for the summit on April 8 after a 6-month-long training, but only 14 completed the climb successfully.

06 Jun 2017 1:46 PM

Indian Army men climb Mount Everest without using oxygen cylinders

The four soldiers have become the first team to climb earth's highest peak without supplementary oxygen.

03 Jun 2017 4:50 PM

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