First Saudi woman climbs Everest, makes history

Last Updated: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 18:49

After a lot of persuasion, Raha Moharrak`s Saudi family finally agreed to let her make an attempt to climb Mount Everest.

Mount Everest losing its cloak of ice and snow

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 08:58

Mount Everest is shedding its frozen cloak as its glaciers have shrunk at an alarming rate of 13% over the last 50 years due to global warming.

Truce reached among fighting climbers on Everest

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 20:10

A truce has been reached between three foreign climbers and Nepalese Sherpa guides who were involved in a fistfight on Mount Everest, officials said today.

Dead Sea Monument installed in Mount Everest region

Last Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013, 10:08

A monument containing a stone from the Dead Sea in Israel has been placed in Nepal`s Mount Everest region in a tourism initiative linking the lowest and highest points on Earth.

SSB expedition all set to climb Mount Everest

Last Updated: Sunday, April 7, 2013, 22:25

A mountaineering expedition by a team of Sashastra Seema Bal personnel will attempt to scale Mount Everest, coinciding with the diamond jubilee of the first ascent of the world`s highest peak.

Nepal marks 80th anniversary of first Everest flight

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 22:36

Nepal on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the first flight over the Mount Everest by two Scottish airmen.

Google Maps adds view from Mt Everest

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 12:42

Now people can easily climb the world`s most famous mountains, like Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa and Mt. Everest and Aconcagua in South America with the help of Google Maps.

Nepal`s women climbers break highest glass ceiling

Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2013, 21:09

It`s the world`s highest glass ceiling. Of the 3,755 climbers who have scaled Mount Everest, more than half are Nepalese but only 21 of those locals are women.