Articles
Mt Everest's snow cover receded by 150 mts this winter, satellite images reveal
Analysing NASA satellite images from October 2023 till early January 2025, trends illustrated "a rise in snow line through January in both 2024 and 2025", glaciologist Mauri Pelto, a professor of environmental science at Nichols College, US, wrote in a blog post on February 2
20 February,2025 02:56 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Nepal prohibits solo expedition of tall peaks
As per the new regulations, every two members of a mountaineering team must be accompanied by at least one altitude worker or mountain guide
06 February,2025 08:38 AM IST | Kathmandu | Agencies
Mumbai teen becomes youngest female to scale seven highest peaks of the world
The teen adventurer has conquered Africa (Mt Kilimanjaro), Europe (Mt Elbrus), Australia (Mt Kosciuszko), South America (Mt Aconcagua), North America (Mt Denali), Asia (Mt Everest) and the latest one in Antarctica (Mt Vinson)
30 December,2024 02:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
How these Indians overcame disability to conquer Mount Everest base camp
Anusha Subramanian, part of the team that guided a visually challenged mountaineer and another climber with a physical disability to Everest Base Camp, says that the experience made her realise that inclusion goes beyond accessibility—it’s about creating a sense of belonging
08 December,2024 09:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Team SMD
Sooraj Barjatya: ‘I have truly climbed Mount Everest today’
With Uunchai winning two National Awards, Sooraj Barjatya and Neena Gupta share their humble reactions to the recognition
18 August,2024 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma
The good climb
Tinkesh Kaushik from Goa powered through pain to become the first triple amputee in the world to reach Everest Base Camp
26 May,2024 10:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Anusha Subramanian
Nepalese mountaineer makes history; climbs Mount Everest three times in 2 weeks
This is for the first time in the history of mountaineering that any climber has sumitted Everest thrice in a single season, said Nima Doma Sherpa, an Everest summiter
26 May,2024 07:33 AM IST | Kathmandu | Agencies
Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mt Everest for record 30th time
Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of adventurers each spring, when temperatures are warm and winds typically calm
22 May,2024 10:57 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Everest mountaineer's letters that survived 75 years, digitised for the 1st time
The bulk of the collection is made up of letters written between Mallory and his wife Ruth, from the time of their engagement in 1914 until his death on Everest in 1924. Among them are the very last letter he wrote before his final Everest summit attempt and three letters that were retrieved from his body in 1999
22 April,2024 04:50 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Himalayan blunder
But we are a young, unstable, and fragile mountain range, with an active fault line—making us more prone to earthquakes.
03 December,2023 04:34 AM IST | Mumbai | Rahul da Cunha