Indian climber rescued from Everest dies in hospital as season closes KATHMANDU: An Indian climber who was evacuated from Mount Everest after he fell ill last week has died, taking the... Published 29 May, 2024 05:28pm
World Nepali reaches summit of Everest for record 30th time KATHMANDU: Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record Wednesday as the person to have scaled Mount Everest... Published 22 May, 2024 11:48am
World Nepali climbers open Everest summit for the season KATHMANDU: Ten Nepali climbers reached the top of Mount Everest late Friday from its southern approach, opening the... Published 12 May, 2024 11:25am
Pakistan Living in Dubai, scaling summits all over: Pakistan’s Naila Kiani finds no mountain high enough DUBAI: When British mountaineer George Mallory was asked why he wanted climb Mount Everest, the tallest summit in... Updated 08 Mar, 2024 10:07am
Pakistan Pakistani mountaineer races rivals, hunts funds to chase summit record Shehroze Kashif aims this year to become the youngest person to climb every peak above 8,000 meters Updated 10 Jul, 2023 05:22pm
World Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100 Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century’s end due to global warming,... Published 20 Jun, 2023 10:21am
World Deadly dreams: record Everest season among most dangerous KATHMANDU: Scaling Everest is always dangerous, but expedition organisers have warned that a combination of extreme... Published 09 Jun, 2023 10:43am
World Nepal urged to tighten climbing rules to cut Everest deaths KATHMANDU: Weak climbers being led up Mount Everest by expedition operators with insufficient experience are causing... Published 04 Jun, 2023 10:27am
World Nepali sherpa saves Malaysian climber in rare Everest ‘death zone’ rescue KATHMANDU: A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit... Published 01 Jun, 2023 12:32pm
World Nepali sherpa with record Everest summits behind him says he’ll keep climbing KATHMANDU: A Nepali climber who scaled Mount Everest for a record 28th time this week, the most by any mountaineer,... Published 25 May, 2023 08:11pm
Pakistan Stranded mountaineer at Mount Everest evacuated safely ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Wednesday confirmed that Pakistani mountaineer Asad Ali Memon stranded at Mount Everest... Published 25 May, 2023 06:27am
World Nepali sherpa scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11 KATHMANDU: A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, an official said,... Published 23 May, 2023 10:37am
World Ex-British Gurkha hopes Everest climb will change disability perceptions KATHMANDU: Hari Budha Magar, the first above the knee double amputee to scale Mount Everest, said on Sunday that his... Published 21 May, 2023 11:18am
World Chinese, Indian climbers die during separate Everest expeditions KATHMANDU: A Chinese climber died en route to the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday while a 59-year-old Indian... Published 18 May, 2023 06:15pm
World Nepali mountaineer climbs Everest for record 27th time KATHMANDU: Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for the 27th time on Wednesday,... Published 17 May, 2023 10:41am
Pakistan Naila Kiani becomes second Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest LAHORE: Pakistani top climber Naila Kiani has achieved another milestone, as she successfully summited Mount... Updated 15 May, 2023 11:31am
Sports Top climbers plan to scale Mount Everest, Annapurna LAHORE: With the objective of raising the Pakistani flag at the thousands meters peaks, Pakistan’s top climbers... Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Pakistan Pakistan celebrates its first woman to summit K2 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday celebrated Samina Baig becoming the first woman from the country to summit K2, the... Published 22 Jul, 2022 05:42pm
World Nepali Sherpa sets climbing record on Pakistan mountain KATHMANDU: A 47-year-old Nepali sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world's 14 peaks that are higher... Updated 21 Jul, 2022 06:46pm
World Russian climber dies at camp on Mount Everest KATHMANDU: Russian climber Pavel Kostrikin died at Camp I of Mount Everest, the first reported death of a foreigner... Published 09 May, 2022 05:39am
World Nepali scales Mt Everest for record 26th time: official KATHMANDU: A Nepali sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 26th time, beating his own previous record set last... Published 08 May, 2022 10:14am
Life & Style Pakistan teen climber confronts mortality and history on K2 summit LAHORE: Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif faced many dangers climbing the planet's tallest peaks, but his... Published 04 Dec, 2021 11:07am
Pakistan Mountaineer Shehroze Kashif achieves another milestone ISLAMABAD: In another major achievement, Shehroze Kashif, 19, has become the youngest Pakistani to reach the summit... Updated 26 Sep, 2021 12:54pm
Life & Style A ‘sense of achievement’ for young Shehroze Kashif, who summited K2 The youngest Pakistani to scale both K2 and Mount Everest started climbing when he was just 11 and never looked back Published 02 Aug, 2021 12:15pm
Pakistan Pakistan's Shehroze, 19, becomes youngest person to summit K2 He now holds an additional record as the youngest person to have summitted K2 and Everest Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:59pm
World First blind Chinese mountaineer climbs Mount Everest MOUNT EVEREST, (Nepal): The 46-year old Chinese Zhang Hong has scaled the tallest peak in the world from the Nepal... Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am
Pakistan 19-year-old Shehroze Kashif becomes youngest Pakistani to climb Mount Everest Kashif successfully scaled the 8,849-metre mountain peak and hoisted the Pakistani flag. There were more than 400 mountaineers who set to climb Everest, with Kashif being the youngest among them. Published 11 May, 2021 09:57am
World China to create ‘line of separation’ at Everest summit on Covid fears BEIJING: China will set up “a line of separation” at the summit of Mount Everest to prevent the mingling of... Published 10 May, 2021 04:54am
World Nepali climber claims record 25th Everest ascent KATHMANDU: Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa on Friday reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 25th time, breaking... Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am
World Nepal bans three Indian climbers for faking Everest Summit in 2016 Mountaineers Yadav, Goswami and Phukon have been banned for six years The Indian climbers had announced their successful climb only after reaching India – instead of the traditional practice of announcing it after reaching Nepal's capital Kathmandu Published 11 Feb, 2021 09:54am