Representational image of a mountaineer during an ice climbing session at Everest base camp in Nepal | Photo Credit: Reuters Nepal is planning to restrict expeditions to Mount Everest only to those mountaineers who have climbed at least one peak above 7,000 metres aimed at reducing deaths in the high altitude zone, a media report … Read more
Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials said on Wednesday. Income from permit fees and other spending by foreign climbers is a key source of revenue and employment for the … Read more
Yadav was recommended for the Tenzing Norgay award last year and this award is the highest adventure sports honour in India. Two Indian mountaineers Narender Singh Yadav and Seema Rani claimed that they had reached the top of Mount Everest four years back during a summit climb. However, in recent information, Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, … Read more
The restoration is a part of the ADB-funded project worth Rs 23.7 crore. (Image: IE) Sir Everest House: The tourism in Mussoorie is set to get a boost as labourers from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh work on restoring the George Everest House to its former glory. Located at Hathi Paon, the house, also called Park … Read more
The Survey of India had determined the previous height of Mount Everest back in 1954. Mount Everest height: For years, we have studied the height of Mount Everest to be 8,848 metres. However, that is now set to change as the Foreign Ministers of both China and Nepal jointly certified that Everest is 8,848.86 metres … Read more
CNN — A search and rescue operation has been underway in Nepal following a deadly plane crash that once again highlights the dangers of air travel in a country often referred to as one of the riskiest places to fly. Of 72 people on board, at least 69 were killed and their bodies recovered after … Read more