Nirmal �Nims� Purja sets world record climbing 11 mountains in 4 months KATHMANDU: A former UK’s Special Forces member Nirmal 'Nims' Purja has set the world record by successfully climbing 11 of the world’s highest mountains, known as the 8000ers, in just over four months. Purja, 35, has succeeded in the second phase... Travel 26 Jul, 2019
Mount Everest �traffic jam� survivor calls for tougher rules Kathmandu, May 27 Ameesha Chauhan, a survivor of the Everest ‘traffic jam’ who is in hospital recovering from frostbite, said climbers without basic skills should be barred to prevent recurrence of this year’s deadly season on the world’s... Horoscopes 28 May, 2019
Nirmal �Nims� Purja sets world record climbing 6 mountains in 4 weeks KATHMANDU: A former UK Special Forces member has set the world record by successfully climbing six of the world’s highest mountains, known as the 8000ers, in just over four weeks in the spring season. Nirmal 'Nims' Purja, 35, has succeeded in the... Travel 24 May, 2019
Indian climbers evacuated from Camp II on Mt Kanchenjunga KATHMANDU: Two Indian climbers who suffered from serious frostbite while attempting to climb Mt Kanchenjunga, have been evacuated from Camp II early this morning. According to Pratap Jung Pandey, Managing Director at Kailash Helicopters... Travel 17 May, 2019
Nirmal Purja stands atop Kanchenjunga after heroic ascent of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna KATHMANDU: ‘Project Possible’ team made it to the summit of Mt Kanchenjunga in just 21 hours,” ex-Gurkha soldier Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja shared with The Himalayan Times while rescuing two climbers from the height of 8,400 m on Wednesday... Travel 15 May, 2019
Sherpa climber killed while fixing rope near Camp II on Mt Cho Oyu KATHMANDU: A Nepali Sherpa climber died while falling into a crevasse on Mt Cho Oyu in Tibet yesterday, according to the expedition organiser. Murari Sharma, Managing Director at Everest Pariwar Treks, said that Phujung Bhote Sherpa of Makalu,... Travel 30 Apr, 2019
Nirmal Purja heads to Dhaulagiri for no-O2 summit; Camp IV set up on Mt Kanchenjunga KATHMANDU: A former Gurkha soldier, who is on his mission to complete all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres in just seven months, today left for Mt Dhaulagiri to attempt to climb the 8,167-metre peak. Talking to THT, UK’s former special forces... Travel 30 Apr, 2019
Missing Malaysian climber spotted alive at 7,500m on Mt Annapurna KATHMANDU: A Malaysian climber, who had gone missing on Mt Annapurna since Tuesday evening, has been spotted alive above Camp IV on Thursday morning. Mingma Sherpa, Chairman at Seven Summit Treks, said that Wui Kin Chin was spotted waving his... Travel 25 Apr, 2019
32, including Gurkha soldier, scale Mount Annapurna Kathmandu, April 23 With the first successful summit of Mt Annapurna in this season, 32 climbers stood atop the world’s tenth highest mountain today. After hours of struggle in the higher camps, at least 15 expedition members and 17 climbing... Travel 24 Apr, 2019
Nepal records season's first summit on 8,000m peak as Nirmal Purja, others scale Mt Annapurna KATHMANDU: With a group of climbers standing atop the world’s tenth highest mountain, Nepal today recorded the first successful summit to the mountain above 8,000 m this spring season. After hours of struggle in the higher camps, at least 10... Travel 23 Apr, 2019
Ex-Gurkha soldier to make 'poppy tribute' at Mt Ama Dablam summit on Remembrance Day KATHMANDU: A former Gurkha soldier is planning to climb one of the most challenging mountains in the Himalayas to plant a poppy as a tribute to Remembrance Day on Sunday. Nirmal Purja, aka 'Nims' began his climb of Mt Ama Dablam, known as the... Travel 08 Nov, 2018
Gurkha soldier makes Mt Everest double ascent, reaches 3 peaks above 8,000 m in 5 days KATHMANDU: With the year’s spring climbing season coming to an end, a Gurkha soldier has scripted a history by successfully standing atop the world’s highest peak twice as well as making it to the top of two other mountains above 8,000 m within... Travel 04 Jun, 2017
