The DoT’s statement has come at a time when it is facing immense criticism for issuing too many permits to scale the world’s tallest peak
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Two Indian climbers killed in the Mount Everest due to hours long ‘traffic jam’
Indian climber Kalpana Das, 49, reached the summit, but died on Thursday afternoon while descending as a large number of climbers queued near the top
First female amputee to climb Mount Everest Arunima Sinha plans to open sports academy for disabled
By Kaushik Kumar New Delhi: India’s Arunima Sinha, the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest in 2013, recently added another feather to her cap by becoming the first female amputee to climb Mount Vinson, the highest peak of Antarctica. The 30-year-old was a national-level volleyball player. She had one[Read More…]
Bachendri Pal travels through Ganga to reach Patna from Haridwar
Indian mountaineer and the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Bachendri Pal took the river Ganga route to travel from Haridwar to Patna. Accompanied by a 40-member team, she travelled 2,000 kilometers to reach Patna on Sunday. After participating in the Ganga Aarti on October 05,[Read More…]
Twice in a week, Indian mountaineer scales Everest
On Sunday, Anshu Jamsenpa, an Indian mountaineer, reached the summit of Mount Everest for the second time, in less than a week, setting a women’s record for a double ascent of the world’s highest mountain in a single season. The 37-year-old mountaineer returned from the 8,848-metre (29,028-feet) peak on May[Read More…]
Famous climber killed near Mount Everest in Nepal
Mount Everest base camp to get free WiFi zones
Nepal drains dangerous Imja Tsho glacial lake near Mount Everest
Nepal has successfully drained part of a giant glacial lake near Mount Everest, averting risk of a disastrous flood that could have threatened thousands of lives, officials said on Monday. The Imja glacial lake, at nearly 5,000m (16,400ft) high, was in danger of flooding downstream settlements, trekking trails and bridges.[Read More…]
Paying the price: Ban on Pune couple for faking Mount Everest climb
Months after a Pune-based couple made ‘fake’ claims of successfully scaling Mount Everest, Nepal government imposed a 10-year ban on them. Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod, both police constables, said they reached the top of the world’s highest mountain on May 23. But fellow climbers cast doubt on their claim, saying[Read More…]