Tag: Everest
Everest braces for record year amid overcrowding fears
KATHMANDU: The tented city at the foot of Mount Everest is bustling as mountaineers brace for potentially the busiest year yet on the world's...
Baked goods and Wi-Fi give Everest a touch of home
EVEREST: Wi-Fi, baked goods and trendy coffee: gone are the days of deprivation at Everest base camp, with hipster perks and modern conveniences ensuring...
Macedonian climber dies on Everest
KATHMANDU: A Macedonian climber died Sunday while making a final push for the summit of Mount Everest, the latest fatality of the current spring climbing...
Two Sherpa climbers set new summit records on Everest
KATHMANDU: A Nepali mountaineer climbed Mount Everest on Wednesday for a 22nd time while a female climber made it to the top for the...
Nepali Sherpa aims to set new record for Everest summit
KATHMANDU: A Nepali Sherpa is hoping to summit Mount Everest for a record-breaking 22nd time next month, during the busy climbing season that each...
DRAP shares details of a ‘powerful’ person, drug mafia with SC
CJP says can anyone be more powerful than institutions?
SC summons senior NAB, FIA officials for next hearing
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday summoned...
Maverick climber calls off ‘suicidal’ solo bid to summit K2
ISLAMABAD: Russian-Polish climber Denis Urubko has called off his attempt to summit K2 alone during winter, a post on his former teammates’ a Facebook page...
Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest
KATHMANDU: Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an official said Saturday.
The cabinet...
Nepal issues record number of permits for summit attempts
Nepal has issued a record number of permits to climbers wanting to summit Mount Everest this spring, an official said Thursday, prompting fears of...
