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

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

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

17 May 2018 7:20 PM IST

Ajeet Bajaj, a renowned adventurer-explorer, and Deeya, his fearless daughter-prot©g© 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...

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

17 May 2018 11:31 AM IST

Deeya Bajaj and Ajeet

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...

17 May 2018 5:22 AM IST

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...

16 May 2018 1:26 PM IST

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...

14 May 2018 4:53 PM IST

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

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...

20 Jun 2018 11:58 AM IST

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...

17 Jun 2018 1:08 PM IST

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...

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

28 Jun 2018 2:27 PM IST

Ajeet Bajaj and his daughter Deeya

Like father, like daughter

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

3 Jun 2018 6:02 AM IST

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

Pune Police constables dismissed from force for faking Mount Everest...

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

8 Aug 2017 10:07 AM IST

Chief Justice of India Justice T.S. Thakur (Photo: PTI)

End this unseemly row

Hitch over names not cleared, due to security reasons according to the law minister, is where egos must stop and...

28 Nov 2016 3:48 AM IST

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.

6 May 2017 9:12 PM IST