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China travel: Mt Everest scenic area shut after 6.8-magnitude quake hits Tibet
Earthquake in Tibet: Everest tourism put on hold as safety measures tighten; Mount Qomolangma travel suspended amid earthquake’s impact on World’s Tallest Peak.
Updated on Jan 07, 2025 04:13 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Beijing
Nepal halts helicopter services in Everest region after protests
Local youths in Nepal had erected barriers of flags at landing sites, and threatened action against pilots who land.
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 11:01 PM IST
AFP |
Nepal 2024: Politicians play musical chairs, new PM does balancing act between India and China
Nepal 2024: Politicians play musical chairs, new PM does balancing act between India and China
Updated on Dec 30, 2024 11:56 AM IST
PTI |
Not possible to even reach Everest base camp without guidance of Sherpas: actor Manisha Koirala
Not possible to even reach Everest base camp without guidance of Sherpas: actor Manisha Koirala
Published on Nov 24, 2024 11:16 AM IST
PTI |
Kosi river linked to rise of Mount Everest: Study
A study reveals that river erosion has caused Mount Everest to rise 15-50 meters over 89,000 years, continuing its ascent by 2 mm annually.
Updated on Oct 16, 2024 09:20 PM IST
Chetan Chauhan, New
Kosi river system’s contribution to Mt Everest’s increasing height
Himalayas have a network of underground water systems that emerge on the surface in form of springs, which provide six times more water than glaciers and snow
Published on Oct 15, 2024 07:00 AM IST
Lost climber Sandy Irvine's foot believed to have been found on Mount Everest
The discovery may help resolve a century-old mystery surrounding Irvine's disappearance and whether he and George Mallory, succeeded in reaching the summit
Published on Oct 12, 2024 12:58 AM IST
Arya Vaishnavi
One Piece effect: French YouTuber climbs Everest sporting Luffy's straw hat
French YouTuber and streamer Inoxtag has previously confirmed One Piece's significant impact on his life. His epic adventure is documented in the film “Kaizen.”
Published on Sep 17, 2024 07:06 PM IST
Unique bucket list ideas beyond the Mona Lisa and Everest
Bucket lists should focus on meaningful experiences and personal growth rather than just ticking off popular destinations.
Published on Aug 20, 2024 12:51 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri
Mount Everest's highest camp littered with tons of frozen garbage
Ang Babu Sherpa, who led the team of Sherpas, said there could be as much as 40-50 tons (88,000-110,000 pounds) of garbage still at South Col.
Published on Jul 06, 2024 10:58 AM IST
PTI |
Indian mountaineer rescued from Mt Everest dies, 8th death in this season
Banshi Lal, 46, was plucked from the mountain last week and taken to a hospital in Nepal's capital Kathmandu.
Published on May 28, 2024 04:16 PM IST
AFP |
Indian man captures scary video of ‘traffic’ on Mount Everest: ‘Not a joke’
While sharing a video of “traffic” on Mount Everest, an Indian man expressed that reaching the world’s highest point is “not a joke but quite a serious climb”.
Updated on May 28, 2024 10:34 AM IST
Mount Everest guide recalls horror: Overcrowding, cornice fall | Watch video
Guide recounts chaos and peril on Everest expedition, two climbers found dead.
Published on May 26, 2024 10:26 AM IST
Two missing climbers found dead near Mount Everest top, Sherpa guide not found
A guide named Nawang Sherpa, who was accompanying Kenyan climber Kirui in the death zone, is still missing.
Published on May 24, 2024 12:36 PM IST
‘Found trekking challenging’: First triple amputee to climb Everest base camp
Kaushik said he initially thought the trek would be easy because he is a fitness coach, but he realised the challenges when he began preparing for the climb.
Published on May 23, 2024 05:07 PM IST
Ludhiana: 53-year-old PAU alumnus Malkiat scales Mount Everest
Punjab Agricultural University alumnus, Malkiat Singh, becomes first from the varsity to scale Mount Everest. Inspired by Edmund Hillary, he achieved the feat on May 19, 2023.
Updated on May 23, 2024 05:04 AM IST
Rakshit Sharma, Ludhiana
Pakistani climber Sirbaz Khan scales Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen
Pakistan's Sirbaz Khan scaled the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, without using any supplementary oxygen.
Published on May 21, 2024 03:48 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Vaishnawi Sinha
Nepal: Everest Spring climbing season begins, China reopens Tibetan route
Nepal is home to 8 of the world's 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of adventurers each spring, when temperatures are warm and winds are typically calm.
Published on May 12, 2024 10:07 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Mt Everest climbers will have to clear their own poop. Here's why
8,000 specialised poo bags will be procured from the US ahead of the climbing season in March. About 400 climbers and 800 support staff will need the bags.
Published on Feb 09, 2024 12:26 PM IST
Trisha Sengupta
View from the Himalayas | The ‘Third Pole’ is drying up
From the lap of Mount Everest, UN chief warns the Himalaya is caving in and the reduced water flows in the rivers will impact millions all over South Asia
Published on Nov 02, 2023 09:00 AM IST
Mexican family killed in helicopter crash visited India before touring Nepal
Manang Air helicopter 9N-AMV took off from Surke Airport in Solukhumbu district for Kathmandu and lost contact at an altitude above 12,000 feet at 10:13 am.
Published on Jul 12, 2023 12:15 PM IST
PTI |
Nepal chopper crashes, five dead. 5 things about helicopter owner Manang Air
The helicopter, carrying five Mexican nationals along with a Nepali pilot, went missing near a place called Likkhu.
Updated on Jul 11, 2023 01:22 PM IST
Daily brief: Congress's questions to PM over ‘Jo dar jaaye wo Modi nahi’ remark
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times
Published on Jul 07, 2023 08:59 PM IST
FIRST PERSON | Choosing Mountains, starting with the Everest
Several adventurers followed in the path of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Hillary, one of them was Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala, the first Sri Lankan to scale Everest
Published on Jun 20, 2023 04:39 PM IST
Mountain peaks three to four times higher than Mt. Everest found under ocean
According to the researchers, the mountains are parts of the lower mantle that have been superheated due to their proximity with Earth's incandescent core.
Published on Jun 10, 2023 08:22 PM IST
Book Box: Reading in the Mountains
Ten books to take into the mountains. And a bookish chat with Udayan Mukherjee, who tells us why a Himalayan village is the perfect venue for a murder story.
Published on Jun 04, 2023 09:38 PM IST
HT This Day: June 2, 1953 -- Mount Everest conquered at last
The British expedition has successfully conquered Mount Everest, as announced by US radio and television programs. The leader of the expedition, Col. John Hunt, had planned the final assault on May 29 or 30. This is a welcome addition to the details of the Coronation that had been filling American newspapers for days.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 11:13 PM IST
HT Correspondent, London
Kangana shares video of filthy Everest camp, says 'save the world from humans'
Kangana Ranaut commented on a video of a dirty Mount Everest base camp with lots of trash. She pleaded that the world needed to be saved from humans.
Published on May 30, 2023 04:10 PM IST
'Heartbreaking': Video of garbage on Mt Everest goes viral
A viral video shows the garbage lying around on Mt Everest. Many people have reacted to the clip. Watch it inside.
Published on May 29, 2023 03:56 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
Meet Nepal's Hari Budha Magar, double-amputee climber who conquered Mt Everes
A double-amputee ex-British Gurkha soldier from Nepal Hari Budha Magar scripted history by conquering the world's highest Mount Everest with artificial legs.
Published on May 23, 2023 11:15 PM IST