Phil Crampton scales Everest 10 times A team of climbers from the Altitude Junkies today scaled the world’s highest peak, according to Expedition Himalaya, the expedition organizer. Nepal 19 May, 2023
Summit fever: Everest's budget climbing boom puts Indians most at risk KOLKATA/KATHMANDU: Earlier this month Dipankar Ghosh, a 52-year-old Indian photographer, scaled the world's fifth-highest peak, the snow-capped Mount Makalu. He didn't make it back down alive. After being separated from the rest of his team in... Travel 31 May, 2019
First black African woman, others scale Mt Everest; summit success on Lhotse, Makalu KATHMANDU: A South African woman among other climbers successfully climbed the world’s highest peak this morning while the world climbers have continued their final summit pushes to the top of different mountains. “South Africa's Saray N’... Travel 16 May, 2019
Mt Everest records 456 south summits, five deaths Kathmandu, June 15 With the closure of the climbing season, at least 456 climbers, including 199 foreigners, stood atop Mt Everest from Nepal side while the world’s highest mountain also recorded five deaths this spring. Data compiled by... Travel 16 Jun, 2016
Two Nepali women atop Mt Everest as summit push continues KATHMANDU: The only female high-altitude worker Maya Sherpa has successfully climbed the world’s highest peak becoming the first Nepali woman to climb Mt Everest from Nepal side this spring season, while Lhakpa Sherpa, an avid female climber, has... Travel 20 May, 2016
Govt extends 2015 spring climbing permits by two years Kathmandu, February 29 A day before the spring climbing season begins in the country, the government decided to extend the climbing permits of 103 different expeditions by two more years, waiving the permit fee for all 801 world climbers who had... Travel 01 Mar, 2016
Nepal climbers face ruin after quake, blockade hit Everest industry KHUMJUNG: Phurba Tashi Sherpa, the most accomplished high-altitude climber in history, holds a bucket and crowbar as he claws through the rubble of his home seven months after Nepal's earthquake shattered the country. Despite years of guiding... Travel 20 Dec, 2015
At least 73, including first Bulgarian, summit Mt Manaslu KATHMANDU: At least 73 mountaineers including 44 foreigners have successfully summitted Mt Manaslu (8,163m) as the world’s eighth highest peak witnessed a fair weather, since Wednesday. According to the expedition organisers, 38 foreigners... Travel 01 Oct, 2015
