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How overcrowding near Everest summit is exposing climbers to grave risks
By Shail Desai | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 04, 2019 06:30 PM IST
Eleven people died trying to climb Everest this year, one of the worst seasons on the mountain. Why the drive to stand on top of the world is proving lethal.

Pithoragarh’s Sheetal youngest woman to scale Kanchenjunga
By Nitika Kakkar | Hindustan Times, Dehradun
UPDATED ON AUG 05, 2018 10:15 PM IST
Born in a small village of Pithoragarh, she fell in love with the mountains at an early age. At the age of 22, Sheetal Raj has become the youngest woman to scale Mount Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world