Tag: Mount Everest

Srinagar: Two policemen from Jammu and Kashmir have scaled the Mount Everest, police said on Tuesday. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh greeted the policemen for their achievement. He tweeted: “The team comprised nine personnel from the IB and 2 of @JmuKmrPolice. I am proud of their achievement and wishing them success in their future endeavours.” […]

Kathmandu: Another mountaineer has died after summiting Mount Everest, bringing the death toll for the 2019 climbing season to 11 people, a Nepal government official confirmed on Tuesday. American lawyer Christopher John Kulish, 62, died on Monday after reaching the top of Everest on the Nepalese side of the mountain in the morning, Meera Acharya, […]

Bhubaneswar: As a tribute to mountaineer Kalpana Das, who died while descending the Mount Everest last week on May 23, the outfit which Kalpana wore while climbing Mount Everest in 2008, has been put on display. She had reportedly handed over the outfits to the State Museum in 2017. “It is a matter of great […]

Bhubaneswar: Body of Odisha mountaineer Kalpana Das, who died above the balcony area on Mount Everest while descending from the summit on May 23, was brought to Kathmandu today. Sherpas had successfully brought Kalpana’s mortal remains to the base camp yesterday night from the spot where she died. However, her body could not be air-lifted […]

New Delhi/London: A search is underway for seven climbers — four Britons, two Americans and an Australian — and their Indian liaison officer, who went missing a week ago during an expedition to the Nanda Devi peak in Uttarakhand, CNN reported on Sunday citing local authorities. The group was attempting to scale Nanda Devi East, […]

Kathmandu: Nepal and China have agreed to jointly re-measure the height of Mount Everest, amidst reports that the world’s highest peak may have shrunk after the massive earthquake that shook the Himalayan nation in 2015. Many geologists have argued that the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that jolted Nepal in April 2015 may have shrunk the mountain […]

Beijing: Climbers to Mount Everest from the Chinese side can now enjoy high-speed 5G coverage after the world’s highest-altitude base station started operation in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, the state media reported on Friday. Built at an altitude of 6,500 metres, the base station which became operational on Thursday, is located at the […]