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Giripremi announces Mount Everest expedition led by Umesh Zirpe
February 23, 2026 7:43 pm
The climbing team comprises Vivek Shivade, Nikunj Shah, Akhil Katkar and Mihir Jadhav, bringing together experienced high-altitude climbers and a new generation of Indian mountaineers.
64 and unstoppable: How former Delhi HC judge conquered 65-km trek to Everest base camp with 'zero' training
January 29, 2026 4:23 pm
It was a spontaneous decision, says Poonam Bamba, recalling her 10-day, 65 km journey across suspension bridges and dense forests.
Nepal's $4000 fee scheme for clean Mount Everest 'fails'; now, hopes pinned on a new clean-up strategy
January 07, 2026 1:46 pm
Nepal has scrapped its refundable waste deposit scheme for Mount Everest climbers after it failed to curb garbage accumulation.
Video shows Mount Everest camp littered with garbage, IFS officer reacts: ‘Even highest peaks not safe when human reaches’
December 23, 2025 2:35 pm
The viral video shared by IFS officer Parveen Kaswan reportedly shows Camp Four on Mount Everest littered with plastic bottles and other waste.
Hundreds of trekkers rescued from blizzard-struck Mt Everest
October 06, 2025 10:54 pm
China’s state broadcaster CCTV said about 350 trekkers had reached the township of Qudang, while contact had been made with more than 200 others.
Nepal plans to waive climbing fees for 97 Himalayan peaks to boost tourism
August 12, 2025 4:40 pm
Nepal will waive climbing fees for 97 Himalayan peaks in Karnali and Sudurpaschim for two years to boost tourism in remote areas, as Everest fees rise in September.
Cycling, mountaineering, marathon: Meet Aritra Roy of Tripura who just scaled Mt Everest
May 23, 2025 11:09 pm
Mountaineer Aritra Roy thanked the Assam Rifles for their support.
Meet the first visually impaired Indian woman to scale Everest, from a village in Himachal Pradesh
May 23, 2025 10:02 am
Chhonzin Angmo, 29, hoisted the Tricolour atop Mt Everest; "This is only a step in my dream to instill willpower in every specially-abled person," Angmo says.
British mountaineer breaks own record for most Everest climbs by a non-Sherpa
May 19, 2025 11:15 am
Kenton Cool, from southwest England, reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 19th time, accompanied by Nepali Sherpa Dorji Gyaljen.
Indian climber from Bengal among 2 dead on Mount Everest; hiking officials say he 'refused to descend'
May 16, 2025 1:45 pm
Nepal has issued 459 permits to climbers this season, which spans March to May. Nearly 100 climbers and their guides have already reached the summit this week.
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Every minute counts: Deaths rise on Mount Everest as Nepal issues more permits
May 31, 2019 1:38 pm
This year, permits were issued to 381 people, the highest number ever, according to the government. They were accompanied by an equal number of guides from Nepal’s ethnic Sherpa community.
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Arunima Sinha: World's First Female Amputee to Climb Mount Everest
March 08, 2019 6:56 pm
Arunima Sinha, 30-year-old national level volleyball player lost her leg in 2011 after she was pushed out of a moving train while resisting thieves who tried to snatch her gold chain. Two years later, she climbed the world's highest peak, Mt Everest.
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