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PM honours Sir Edmund

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who reached the summit of Everest on May 29, 1953.Delivering a speech during the gold......

Delhi boy becomes youngest Indian to climb Everest

A 16-year-old Delhi school boy on Saturday had a brief tryst with destiny, equaling the world record of being the youngest to step atop the world's highest peak, only to have his feat overturned......

China, Nepal resolve Mt Everest height row

Ending a long-standing dispute about the height of world's tallest mountain, Nepal and China have agreed to recognise the snow and rock height of Mount Everest, official sources said on Thursday, a......

Final farewell to Sir Edmund Hillary

Over 500 international dignitaries attended the state funeral for Sir Edmund Hillary at St Mary's Church in Auckland, New Zealand on Tuesday. Thousands across the nation paid their last respects to......

Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary is dead

We knocked that bastard off." That is what Sir Edmund Hillary said after he scaled Mount Everest in May 1953. And that probably sums up the man and his spirit. The 88-year-old New Zealander, who......

'Flying is in my blood'

CORRECT!How does one describe a man like Mr Vijaypat Singhania? An industrialist? An aviator? An adventurer? Well he is all that and much more.Singhania, the chairman emeritus of the Raymond Group......

IMF to honour Hilary, Norgay

The Indian Mountaineering Foundation will honour Everesters Sir Edumnd Hillary and the late Tenzing Norgay at a function to be held at Vigyan Bhavan on May 20.A statement from the IMF said the two......

Jharkhand climber conquers highest peak in the world

Susen Mahato, a rural youth from Jharkhand, climbed the Mt Everest this morning to become the fourth person from the state to conquer the highest peak in the world. Another climber in the......

Bedi bats for beleaguered Team India, slams BCCI

Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi hit out at officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in the aftermath of the Test debacle Down Under, asking why those in power don'tquit when......

Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand, Tendulkar left out?

With the Board of Control for Cricket in India not recommending Sachin Tendulkar, there is intense speculation whether the batting maestro could miss out on the prestigious Bharat Ratna this year.......

Dhoni, Harbhajan's casualness flayed

Sports Minister M S Gill on Thursday flayed the 'casualness' of India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh for skipping the Padma Shri function and said the Ministry would......

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Q. 'Tiger of snow' , the autobiography relates to which mountaineer ?
Lalit Mahata: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/tiger-of-snow--the-autobiography-relates-to-which-mountainee/25624180/answers/

Q. Mount Everest was captured by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in the yearA. 1951 B. 1952C. 1953 D. 1954
Question Answer: A. Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay more

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Q. You learn from history that you do not learn from history?
Question Answer: A. Not applicable to everybody. Before successful expedition to Mt. Everest, many adventurers died. But a team of fools, who took no lesson from...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/you-learn-from-history-that-you-do-not-learn-from-history/21242509/answers/17541947

Q. who\'s the first Indian to climb Mount Everest?
Anupama Kumar: A. sherpa Tenzing Norgay more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/whos-the-first-indian-to-climb-mount-everest/17541883/answers/16765391

Q. Who is \"Yeti\"? Is Yeti same as \"Abominable snow man\"?
Athena: A. Abominable Snowman or Yeti, legendary wild man of the Himalayas. Reports of sightings have come from Nepal (where the creature is known as Yeti)...... more

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Indian, Pak flags hoist on Everest, twin sisters join the conquerors

News n Analysis by , Cosmo Theorist, on the issue of celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first climb to the summit of Mount Everest by Sir... ...

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Supported by Tata Steel, Susen Mahato conquers Mount Everest

The climber from Jharkhand conquers the highest peak in the world, ably supported by Tata Steel Adventure Foundation Jamshedpur: Susen Mahato, a... ...

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Mexican twice summits Everest in one climbing season

Mexican David Liaño Gonzalez Sunday became the first climber to double summit on Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, in the same season,... ...

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Everest high for 44-year-old

Ace mountaineer Susen Mahto (44) aced the Everest the Tibetans call the 29,029ft peak Chomolungma at 7am on Sunday, becoming the fourth... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130520/jsp/jharkhand/story_16916094.jsp

State lad youngest Indian to conquer Mt Everest

Even though it was nearly five decades back when New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Nepali companion Tenzing Norgay scaled Mount Everest, the... ...

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PM honours Sir Edmund

Delhi boy becomes youngest Indian to climb Everest

China, Nepal resolve Mt Everest height row

Final farewell to Sir Edmund Hillary

Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary is dead

'Flying is in my blood'

IMF to honour Hilary, Norgay

Jharkhand climber conquers highest peak in the world

Bedi bats for beleaguered Team India, slams BCCI

Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand, Tendulkar left out?

Dhoni, Harbhajan's casualness flayed

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