Wayanad, June 28 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday felicitated Wayanad mountaineer Zuhra Cherukappalli for her remarkable achievement of scaling Mount Everest, describing the feat as a shining example of determination, courage and perseverance that would inspire women across the country. During the meeting held in Wayanad, Priyanka warmly congratulated Zuhra on becoming one of the few women from Kerala to conquer the world’s highest peak. She prai…
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Indian mountaineer Shradha Gupta has successfully summited Mount Everest (8,849 metres) — the highest point on Earth — completing one of the most demanding achievements in high-altitude climbing. The ascent was undertaken with Elite Expeditions, the company founded by record-breaking mountaineer Nirmal Purja. The summit marks the most significant milestone yet in Gupta’s rapidly rising mountaineering career, which has taken her from recreational hiking in Dubai to th…
Kathmandu, May 24 (IANS) A team from India’s elite National Security Guard (NSG), popularly known as the “Black Cats”, successfully summited Mount Everest, according to the expedition organising company. The NSG team, comprising Major Akhilesh Bhatt, Bavinder Singh, Bhoopendra Singh, Pankaj Singh Dosad, Rahul Singh, Ravinder Singh, Satish Kumar, Sonu, Sulinder Singh, and Suresh Kumar, reached the summit of the world’s highest peak at 3:26 a.m. on Saturday, the Seven Summit Treks said in a Facebo…
Kathmandu, May 22 (IANS) Two Indian mountaineers, Arun Kumar Tiwari and Sandeep Are, died while descending from Mount Everest, a senior official at Nepal’s Department of Tourism said on Friday. Himal Gautam, Director of the Department of Tourism, told IANS that the climbers died as they were descending after conquering the peak of the world’s tallest mountain as per the reports received from the Everest Base Camp.”The exact cause of their deaths is not yet known,” Gautam said.Both climbers summi…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday extended his heartfelt congratulations to the all-women mountaineering team of the Border Security Force (BSF) for scripting history by successfully summiting Mount Everest.Praising the team’s achievement, the Home Minister said the women personnel showcased extraordinary courage and determination while celebrating the Diamond Jubilee year of the BSF.Taking to the social media platform X, Amit Shah wrote, “Nari Shakti proves BS…
Kathmandu, May 21 (IANS) Mike Harker, Public Affairs Chief at the US Embassy in Nepal, successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest (Sagarmatha), becoming one of the season’s most high-profile climbers from the diplomatic community to scale the world’s highest peak.Harker stood atop the 8,848.86-meter mountain at around 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, marking his first ascent of the world’s tallest peak, Seven Summit Treks, the expedition organiser, said in a social media post.His achievement comes …
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Indian mountaineer Shradha Gupta is currently on her Mount Everest expedition, marking another major milestone in her rapidly rising climbing journey after successfully summiting Mount Manaslu (8,163 metres) — the world’s eighth-highest mountain.Shradha reached the summit of Manaslu on September 26, 2025, at 8.06 a.m., alongside elite guide Tenji Sherpa with Nirmal Purja’s Elite Exped team. Manaslu is one of the legendary 14 peaks above 8,000 metres, located in the …
Kathmandu, May 17 (IANS) Kami Rita Sherpa, the record holder for the highest number of ascents of Mount Everest, broke his own record by scaling the world’s tallest peak for the 32nd time on Sunday. The veteran Nepali mountaineer, 55, successfully reached the 8,848.86-metre summit at 10:12 a.m. (Nepal time), during the Spring 2026 mountaineering season, Nepal’s Department of Tourism said in a statement on Sunday.“Based on information received from the department’s field office at Everest…
Kathmandu, May 13 (IANS) Eleven climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday as they completed fixing the ropes, officially opening the route to the world’s highest peak for the spring 2026 climbing season. The Department of Tourism said in a statement that the rope-fixing team successfully reached the summit of Everest at 10:25 am on Wednesday, paving the way for climbers attempting the mountain during the ongoing spring expedition season.The Nepali government had assigned the Sa…
Kathmandu, May 12 (IANS) A Nepali mountain guide passed away in the course of acclimatisation in the Mount Qomolangma region, said a government official. He died on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency.Bijay Ghimire, 35, who had successfully been to the 8,848.86-meter peak three times in 2016, 2019 and 2023, died of altitude sickness. “He died while performing his responsibility as a mountain guide,” said Himal Gautam, information officer at the Department of Tourism, in a statement on Monday even…