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Mountaineering

Bodies of 7 climbers found on Nanda Devi were roped together: police

Climbers were believed to have been hit by avalanche as they attempted to summit one of Nanda Devi's peaks that has not yet been conquered.

27 Jun 2019 5:10 PM

Search ops begin as foreign climbers go missing on way to Nanda Devi peak

The team was scheduled to reach the Nanda Devi base camp on Friday and Munsiyari on June 1.

01 Jun 2019 12:26 PM

'Super Sherpa' passionately gives back to his village and community

Apu Sherpa’s main aim is to ensure children from his community in the future don't have to take up climbing due to lack of education.

22 May 2019 2:54 PM

His whole life’s an adventure

Akshay Kumar has proved his mettle in skiing, river rafting and mountaineering.

18 Jun 2018 12:26 AM

Mount Everest has turned into 'world's highest rubbish dump'

Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas canisters, human excrement litter the well-trodden route to summit of the peak.

17 Jun 2018 1:08 PM

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Pick it up for the romance of hand-drawn maps

I compared the Gangotri Region (page 136) with earthview map site. I preferred the hand-drawn “picture”

06 May 2018 6:34 AM

An incredible journey!

Joydeep Roy, a Bengaluru-based trekker shares his experiences of having climbed 50 mountaineering spots in the country.

10 Jan 2018 12:10 AM

Pune Police constables dismissed from force for faking Mount Everest expedition

On June 5, 2016, they went public with their claim that they were the first Indian couple to reach the Mount Everest summit.

08 Aug 2017 10:07 AM

Fraud At 8,848 Metres: Are Mount Everest ascents too easy to fake?

Satyarup Siddhanta realised that he was at the centre of an Everest fraud when a couple doctored his summit photo.

02 Jun 2017 11:41 AM

Camping beneath the stars

Wander by the riverside, loll about in the cool, gurgling waters, warm up by the campfire, munching on delectable fare.

25 May 2017 12:32 AM

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Anshu Jamsenpa becomes first Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest four times

Jamsenpa, who is a mother of two, started her expedition on May 13 and reached the highest peak of the world on Tuesday morning.

17 May 2017 4:15 PM

Scaling heights with grit

16-year-old Chennai girl, Anjali Nagaraj, has recently performed a bold feat of perseverance, by conquering Mount Kilimanjaro.

03 Apr 2017 12:16 AM

Of mountains, beaches and bridges

Marketing professional Komal Agarwal relives her recent tour to Vietnam — and particularly, the city of Danang.

15 Jan 2017 12:55 AM

Briton abandons Mt. Everest dream to save Indian climber

Binns was enroute when he heard Sunita Hazra slipping down the fixed climbing lines and screaming for help

18 Dec 2016 2:53 PM

Heights of confidence

Jaahnavi Sriperambuduru, 15, who started scaling mountains at 10, has several records to her credit.

28 Nov 2016 12:09 AM

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