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Two people climb to top of NYC's Empire State Building, unfurl massive banner

Two people display a banner atop the Empire State Building in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Adam Gray
Updated on Jul 02, 2026 12:56 pm IST

US climber, a cancer survivor, summits Mt Everest in under 10 hours

Tyler Andrews, US climber, sets new speed record for reaching the Mt Everest peak with the support of supplementary oxygen on Thursday (May 28)
Updated on May 28, 2026 07:11 pm IST

Nepal bans solo expedition of 8000er's including Mount Everest

Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal. End of an Era: Solo Climbers No Longer Welcome on Everest and 8,000ers.
Updated on Feb 05, 2025 01:06 pm IST

Man tries to scale Eiffel Tower on last day of Paris Olympics, arrested

In this photo provided by Nicky Worlock, a man climbs the Eiffel Tower, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris France. (AP)
Published on Aug 11, 2024 09:47 pm IST

Indian climber goes missing at Nepal's Mt Annapurna, search on

Annapurna is the tenth highest mountain in the world, standing at 8,091 metres above sea level. (Representative)
Published on Apr 17, 2023 10:09 pm IST

Indian ground team looking for climbers’ bodies in Himalayas

Contact with the team was lost on May 26 following an avalanche.
Published on Jun 10, 2019 11:41 am IST

Famed Indian climber nearly died on peak where team was lost

Manmohan Kohl tried and failed to summit Nanda Devi East, including an attempt in 1964 before he took the successful expedition of nine mountaineers to the top of Everest.
Updated on Jun 06, 2019 01:55 pm IST

Technical problem halts IAF mission to recover climbers’ bodies from Himalayas

An Indian helicopter mission on Wednesday to remove the bodies of five missing climbers believed killed in an avalanche high in the Himalayas was halted after encountering technical problems, officials said.
Published on Jun 05, 2019 01:56 pm IST

‘High-risk’ retrieval of dead climbers at Nanda Devi peak begins

An Indian helicopter carrying elite paramilitary mountaineers took off Wednesday for a “very high-risk” operation to retrieve five dead climbers and three others believed killed scaling a treacherous Himalayan peak.
Updated on Jun 05, 2019 12:50 pm IST

Admin plans to bring in IAF chopper for ops to retrieve bodies of missing climbers

The rescue team is likely to comprise the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel, officials said.
Updated on Jun 05, 2019 08:40 am IST

Nanda Devi climbers ‘knowingly risked’ their lives: Report

Officials said a total of 12 climbers had set out from Munsiyari in Pithoragarh but they separated into two groups a week later after reaching the Nanda Devi east base camp.
Updated on Jun 04, 2019 01:39 pm IST

4 foreign mountaineers rescued from Nanda Devi, 8 climbers still missing

The four British mountaineers in Pithoragarh after their rescue on Sunday.
Updated on Jun 03, 2019 07:34 am IST

Noted British mountaineer among missing climbers on way to Uttarakhand peak

The team leader Martin Moran is a well known climber who has already scaled the peak twice in the past.
Updated on Jun 01, 2019 11:27 pm IST

‘Untrained climbers should be barred’: Everest ‘traffic jam’ survivor calls for tougher rules

Ameesha Chauhan, a survivor of the Everest “traffic jam” who is recovering from frostbite, said climbers without basic skills should be barred.
Updated on May 17, 2020 07:18 pm IST

Gopal Shrestha becomes first HIV-infected climber to scale Mount Everest

Gopal Shrestha from Pokhara in Nepal became first HIV infected climber to ascend the Mount Everest.
Updated on May 23, 2019 09:28 am IST

Two Indian climbers dead in Himalayas

Two Indian climbers died and an Irish mountaineer is missing on the Himalayan peaks of Nepal, officials said on Friday, taking the number of climbers dead or missing to six this week and raising questions about safety and training standards.
Published on May 18, 2019 02:37 am IST

Army man among two more Indian climbers dead in Nepal

2 more Indian climbers including one soldier died on Mt Everest and Mt Makalu on Thursday
Updated on May 18, 2019 08:50 am IST

Two Indian climbers die on Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal

An expedition organizer says two Indian climbers on Mount Kanchenjunga (KAN’-chen-joonga) have died while attempts were being made to rescue them.
Updated on May 16, 2019 11:53 pm IST

Melting glaciers throw up bodies of dead climbers on Mount Everest

According to studies, glaciers in the Everest region are melting and thinning.
Updated on Mar 24, 2019 10:09 am IST