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From Aconcagua to Everest: This woman is on a mission to summit 7 peaks across the world
Vamini Sethi has successfully summited three peaks, including Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mt Elbrus in Russia, and Mt Aconcagua in Argentina. Now, the penultimate, Mount Everest, is up next in a few days.
‘Go climb mountains, but think about the mark you leave’
Deeya did advanced course in mountaineering from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, and was given ‘Best Trainee’ award after her basic course in 2012.
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Mount Everest climber Pemba Sherpa missing in Karakoram
The administration in Darjeeling is also keeping a close watch on the developments, sources said. The team of mountaineers that Pemba was leading had begun its journey from Kolkata on June 20.
Scaling ambitions: India's Arjun Vajpai world's youngest to summit six peaks over
Vajpai, who took to climbing at the early age of 10, has so far scaled Mount Everest (8,848 mtr) in 2010, Mt Manaslu (8,163 mtr) and Mt Lhotse (8,516 mtr) in 2011, Mt Makalu (8,486 mtr) and Mt Cho Oyu (8,201 mtr) in 2016, according to the Himalayan Database.
BSF's Loveraj Singh Dharmshaktu sets national record, scales Mount Everest for seventh time
Before commencing the expedition, the team underwent 37-days of pre-expedition training at the Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal ranges of Manali in the month of January and February.
Four tribal students from Chandrapur scale Mount Everest
They are the first tribal students from India to have scaled Mount Everest. As earlier reported by The Indian Express, these students hadn’t even heard of Mount Everest before they were approached by the authorities with the idea.
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Nepali Sherpa summits Mount Everest for record 22nd time
Ethnic sherpas, renowned for their endurance and experience at high altitudes, serve as guides for many foreign mountaineers attempting to climb the highest Himalayan peaks.
Ten tribal students from Vidarbha set off to scale Mount Everest
During the actual ascent of the mountain, the students will be accompanied by Shekhar Babu, an Everester from 2007, who had trained 13-year old Dalit girl Poorna from Telangana — the youngest girl in the world to have scaled the mountain.
Nepal declares ban on solo, blind and double amputee climbers from Everest
This ban is likely to irk solo mountaineers, who enjoy the challenge of climbing alone.
Nepal rejects India's offer to jointly re-measure Mount Everest
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 told PTI.
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Arunima Sinha: World's First Female Amputee to Climb Mount Everest
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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