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How Mount Everest has been preserving people’s germs from coughs and sneezes
The study led by the University of Colorado Boulder found climbers are leaving behind microbes that could survive in harsh climates for decades or even centuries
On this day: Remembering historic events that happened on 11 January
On 11 January 2016, Argentine forward Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or title for the record fifth time with 41.33% of the votes.
Kangchenjunga, Priyanka Mohite and karmic fulfillment of grit and endurance
Kangchenjunga had lived up to its reputation and the sheer challenge gave Priyanka Mohite a real taste of what mountaineering is all about
Who is Santosh Yadav, the first woman invited to be chief guest at RSS’ mega Dussehra event?
Hailing from Haryana, 54-year-old Santosh Yadav is the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice — in 1992 and 1993. On 5 October, she will also be the first woman chief guest at the RSS’ annual Nagpur affair
Arunachal Pradesh: Mountaineer Tapi Mra goes missing
Mountaineering and paragliding associations Monday urged Chief Minister Pema Khandu for help to trace the 37-year-old Everester
Atop Mount Everest, a German alpinist scripts his story without supplemental oxygen and high altitude guide
David Göttler is a conqueror of Mount Everest but the ace climber had to turn around on multiple occasions while climbing 8,000ers such as Everest, Nanga Parbat and Shishapangma
Russian mountaineer unfurls Ukrainian flag on Mount Everest to protest ongoing Russia-Ukraine war
Lipka is not the only Russian who has protested her government’s decision to go to war with its pro-western neighbour. Hundreds of Russians defied their warning and participated in anti-war protests since the start of the conflict
Watch | IAF officer scales Mount Everest, sings national anthem at summit
Wing Commander Vikrant Uniyal, who achieved the remarkable feat, had earlier trained at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Arunachal Pradesh and Army Mountaineering Institute, Siachen.
Watch: UK wildlife photographer takes part in Everest Marathon in tiger suit
Later on, after finishing the sporting event successfully, Goldstein posted an image of himself grinning at his achievement. “Everest. Tamed. Never in doubt. That’s just not true. More to come” was the caption
10-year-old skater girl from Mumbai climbs Everest base camp
Her mother said Rhythm loved scaling mountains from the age of five and her first long trek was 21-km Dudhsagar and since then, she has climbed a few peaks in the Sahyadri ranges like Mahuli, Sondai, Karnala and Lohagad
Nepal: Mumbai woman dies while trekking, body to be brought home on Sunday night
Dr Pradnya Samant, a resident of Goregaon area here, died of cardiac arrest at the Everest base camp in Nepal, there was no accident, her family member said
China sets up weather station atop Mount Everest: All you need to know about it
The new station replaces the Balcony Station set up by American and British scientists as the highest weather station in the world
Nirmal 'Nimsdai' Purja and his Himalayan mission to keep Everest free of mountains of trash
Determined to clean up some of the highest mountains in the world, Purja launched the Big Mountain Cleanup as part of the Nimsdai Foundation in 2021
Nepali climber dies on Mount Everest; first fatality on the world's highest mountain this climbing season
Ngimi Tenji Sherpa, 38, was found dead early Thursday on a trail close to an area known as the "football field", a relatively safe region of the treacherous Khumbu Icefall
Harish Kapadia, India's mountain man, plants his flags in digital domain with interviews of climbing legends and explorers
He's been called The Last Adventurer, and his newest foray is a growing digital archive of exclusive chats with some of the top mountaineers, explorers and researchers from India and abroad
Pakistan teen mountaineer Shehroze Kashif confronts mortality and history on K2 summit
Kashif was 19 years and 138 days old when in July he became the youngest person to summit both Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, and K2, the second-highest.
'Everest Twins' Tashi and Nungshi Malik hit a high on Swiss Alps, aim to continue climbing peaks
The duo termed it as an out of the world experience and aim to continue conquering more peaks in future.
French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic says triumph over Rafael Nadal is one of his greatest victories
Djokovic condemned Nadal to only his third loss in 16 years and 108 matches at Roland Garros to reach his sixth Paris final after a classic showdown which even beat the country's Covid-19 curfew.
With The Third Pole, Mark Synnott explores the intriguing mystery of Andrew Irvine's Everest expedition
The book is a good read for newbies to the world of Everest and a refresher for those familiar with its past and present.
Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mt Everest for the 25th time, breaking his own previous record
Nepal has issued climbing permits this year to 408 foreign climbers despite a surging COVID-19 outbreak.