Tag: Mountaineer

Being inspired by her ace mountaineer father Ganesh Jena, young Aradhya took up this arduous task.

This 13-year-old boy from Maharashtra's Pune has achieved the unthinkable! Something which kids of his age usually do not dare to!

Priyanka, a recipient of the prestigious Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2020, set the record by climbing Mount Everest in 2013, Mount Lhotse in 2018, and Mount Makalu in 2019, Annapurna 1 in 2021, and completed the monumental challenge by summitting Mount Kanchenjunga on May 5, 2022. She is the first Indian woman to climb Annapurna 1 and Makalu.

The member said the incident needs to be thoroughly investigated as the private companies that organise these expeditions tend to put the blame on the climbers and shun their responsibilities.

Kami Rita has climbed most of the peaks of mountains above 8,000 metres in the world, including K2, the second highest peak in the world, and Annapurna. He holds the record for 'Most climbs over 8,000 metres', with 38 climbs.

Subarnapur: A team of 21 mountaineers led by internationally-acclaimed mountaineer Jogabyasa Bhoi scaled Trikut Hill in Subarnapur district on the occasion of International Mountain Day 2017 today. The team trekked to a height of 2527 feet above sea level covering a distance of 10 kilometres, starting from Chhalia in the district and visited various caves […]

Bhubaneswar: A young mountaineer from Odisha, Nrusingh Charan Sahu created history by climbing Mount Elbrus (5,642m), the highest peak in Europe on September 29, 2017. Sahu, who had been accompanied by various mountaineers from India and abroad in the expedition that started on September 22 and ended on October 2, hoisted the Tricolour on Mt […]

Cuttack: Mountaineer Kalpana Dash who was admitted to the SCB Medical following stomach pain has brought serious allegations against the doctor treating her at the premier state run hospital. Dash, the first Odia woman to climb Mount Everest in 2008, was admitted to SCB Medical on Monday night after complaining of stomach pain. She has […]

Cuttack: Mountaineer Kalpana Dash, the first Odia woman who scaled Mount Eeverest in 2008, has been admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack last night following severe stomach ache. She is currently undergoing treatment at the Surgery ward of the State run government hospital. Her condition is stated to be critical by hospital […]

By Dillip Pradhan Dhenkanal: She is a strong believer in destiny, but uncertainty looms large over her ambition to be the first Odia to scale all the highest peaks in all the continents of the world. Monetary constraints come in the way of her next two targets- Mount Vinson of Antarctica and Mount McKinley (also […]

Itanagar: The first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest four times, Anshu Jamsenpa, will attempt a double ascent to climb the world’s highest peak for a fifth time, her husband Tsering Wange said on Wednesday. The Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer on Tuesday scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to conquer the 8,848 feet Mount […]