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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.

Woman mountaineer from Bengal climbs Mt Everest

Last Updated: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 18:29

Woman mountaineer Chanda Gayen has successfully scaled the Mt Everest on Saturday, becoming the third woman from West Bengal to achieve the feat.

Double whammy for Pune mountaineers

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 18:52

A team of mountaineers from Pune conquered the world`s tallest peak Mt. Everest and Mt. Lhotse, the world`s fourth highest, early Friday, an official said.

Russian climber dies after falling from Everest

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 17:18

Moscow: Russian mountain climber Alexei Bolotov died while attempting to climb Mount Everest, the world`s highest peak, the Russian Mountaineering Federation said.

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.

SSB men flagged off for 1st Mt everest expedition

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 14:58

A 10-member contingent of border guarding force SSB was Tuesday flagged off to conquer the world`s tallest peak Mount Everest.

US teen with Down syndrome scales Everest base camp

Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 16:18

A 15-year-old US boy has possibly become one of the first persons with Down syndrome to have climbed a staggering 17,600 feet to reach one of the two base camps on Mount Everest.

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.