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Tale of two quakes: Horror @ Everest, tremors in Kolkata

Tale of two quakes: Horror @ Everest, tremors in Kolkata

Rediff.com12 May 2015

The strong temblor that shook Nepal and parts of northern and eastern India on Tuesday brought back chilling memories of the April 25 earthquake for 47-year-old mountaineer Lipika Biswas who was at the Everest Base Camp when it had hit the Himalayan country.

Two women from Northeast India summit Mount Everest

Two women from Northeast India summit Mount Everest

Rediff.com30 Dec 2011

Two women from the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India stole the limelight in the arena of adventure sports (mountaineering) by conquering Mount Everest this year.

What Record Did This Man Set?

What Record Did This Man Set?

Rediff.com26 May 2023

Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, breaking his own record with the highest number of ascents on the world's highest peak, less than a week after setting it.

Six Indian armymen reach Everest summit

Six Indian armymen reach Everest summit

Rediff.com26 May 2003

The armymen were part of the Indo-Nepal expedition team, which also included six Nepalese armymen and five sherpas.

Meet India's oldest woman to scale Mt Everest

Meet India's oldest woman to scale Mt Everest

Rediff.com21 May 2011

Forty-five-year-old Premlata Aggarwal from Jharkhand has made India proud. She is the oldest Indian woman to climb the Mount Everest.

Indian sisters become first twins to climb Mount Everest!

Indian sisters become first twins to climb Mount Everest!

Rediff.com20 May 2013

Two 21-year-old Indian sisters have scripted history by becoming the first twins ever to conquer the summit of Mount Everest together. Tashi and Nancy Malik from Dehra Dun achieved this feat by successfully reaching the world's highest mountain peak at 8,848 meters, said an official at Nepal's ministry of tourism and culture.

Landour Longings

Landour Longings

Rediff.com1 Jan 2025

When in Landour, discovers Supriya Newar, one of the most important things to do and that too in large measures, is to do nothing at all.

For Everest @ 60, Giripremi leads double assault on peaks

For Everest @ 60, Giripremi leads double assault on peaks

Rediff.com29 May 2013

To mark the 60th anniversary of the conquest of Mt Everest, Pune's Giripremi led simultaneous climbs on the world's tallest peak as well as the Mt Lhotse, the world's fourth tallest. Ashish Mane, who climbed Lhotse as part of the expedition and who scaled Everest last year, speaks to Manu Shankar about the experience

Nepal quake: Don't rush to Everest just yet, warn experts

Nepal quake: Don't rush to Everest just yet, warn experts

Rediff.com4 May 2015

Perhaps it's these "fatal attractions" that have failed to deter mountaineers -- even for the time being, from continuing to dream of making it to Everest top, despite a slew of avalanches, triggered by the deadly April 25 Nepal temblor, which left 19 climbers, including sherpa mountain guides, dead and several more injured.

Did Nepal earthquake shrink Everest's height? Satellite data suggests so

Did Nepal earthquake shrink Everest's height? Satellite data suggests so

Rediff.com7 May 2015

The first good view of the aftermath of Nepal's deadly earthquake from a satellite showed that a broad swath of ground near Kathmandu lifted vertically

A date with eternal beauty: Everest!

A date with eternal beauty: Everest!

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

What does one do when one day, out of the blue, one is told to go on a road trip to the Everest Base Camp?

Turning trash to treasure: Mt Everest litter becomes art

Turning trash to treasure: Mt Everest litter becomes art

Rediff.com28 Nov 2012

A visitor casts a shadow on the ground as she looks at art made from trash picked from Mount Everest at a visual art symposium in Kathmandu.

Mount Everest moved 3 cm due to shock of Nepal quake

Mount Everest moved 3 cm due to shock of Nepal quake

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

Mount Everest moved three centimetres during the recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal but contrary to earlier reports the height of world's tallest mountain has not been affected, Chinese official monitoring agency said.

I climbed Mount Everest to prove that women can do anything'

"I climbed Mount Everest to prove that women can do anything'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2017

'Before I climbed Everest, nobody knew me. But after that, people come to meet me. It's an exciting life!' Meet the real and the reel Poorna girls!

BSF officer sets record for scaling Everest

BSF officer sets record for scaling Everest

Rediff.com5 Jun 2006

A Border Security Force officer became the world's first high ranking official to climb Mount Everest.

Olympic flame reaches Everest summit

Olympic flame reaches Everest summit

Rediff.com8 May 2008

The mountaineers celebrated the event at the 8,844 metre peak, the highest in the world, holding Chinese national flag, one of Beijing Olympics and another with Olympic's five-rings. A 19-member squad, seven of them in the back-up group, had set out late Wednesday night for the summit in what was described as a 'final assault' for the mission by a senior official.

Everest-winning mother meets the PM

Everest-winning mother meets the PM

Rediff.com6 Jul 2011

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday met the 35-year-old mother of two, Anshu Jamsenpa who achieved a unique feat by conquering the Mount Everest on two occasions within a span of 10 days on May 12 and May 21 this year, at his official residence in New Delhi.

5 IAF members scale Mt Everest

5 IAF members scale Mt Everest

Rediff.com25 May 2011

Five Indian Air Force members, including two women, on Wednesday successfully scaled 8848-metre-high world's tallest peak Mt Everest from the southern side.

Briton first to fly microlight around Everest

Briton first to fly microlight around Everest

Rediff.com25 May 2004

Forty-six-year old Richard Meredith-Hardy took off from a base camp 25 kilometres away.\n\n

Former Kiwi cricketer Parore scales Everest

Former Kiwi cricketer Parore scales Everest

Rediff.com22 May 2011

Former New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Parore became the first cricketer to reach the summit of Mount Everest when he scaled the world's highest peak on May 21 along with a team of Sherpas from Nepal. The 40-year-old, who played 78 Tests and 179 one-day internationals, hopes to raise US $100,000 for his 'Make A Wish Foundation.

Flight Lt becomes first IAF woman to climb Everest

Flight Lt becomes first IAF woman to climb Everest

Rediff.com21 May 2011

A 27-year-old Flight Lieutenant on Saturday became the first woman from the Indian Air Force to scale 8848-metre-high world's tallest peak Mount Everest along with a male climber.

A Resort Full Of Army, Cricket Memories

A Resort Full Of Army, Cricket Memories

Rediff.com25 Oct 2024

Run by a former cricketer and son of India's military heroes, Mike's Forest Retreat is an ode to all that we hold dear.

China planning tunnel through Mt Everest to Nepal

China planning tunnel through Mt Everest to Nepal

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

China plans to build a 540-kilometre strategic high-speed rail link between Tibet and Nepal passing through a tunnel under Mount Everest, a move that could raise alarm in India about the Communist giant's growing influence in its neighbourhood.

American boy, 13, becomes youngest person to climb Everest

American boy, 13, becomes youngest person to climb Everest

Rediff.com22 May 2010

A 13-year-old American boy on Saturday became the youngest ever climber to conquer Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, a climbing website said.

10 AMAZING PICS: Trekking up to the Everest Base Camp!

10 AMAZING PICS: Trekking up to the Everest Base Camp!

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

Rediff reader Mridula Dwivedi is an academician from Gurgaon who blogs at Travel Tales from India. She ttrekked up to Everest Base Camp in May 2012 and sent us these amazing pictures.

A wedding on Mount Everest

A wedding on Mount Everest

Rediff.com3 Jun 2005

There was no procession, champagne or band -- only piles of snow and a breathtaking panorama for bride Moni Mulepati, 24, and groom Pem Dorjee, 23, as they exchanged their vows at the 8,850-metre summit on Monday.

7-year-old Indian youngest to reach Everest base camp

7-year-old Indian youngest to reach Everest base camp

Rediff.com23 May 2012

Overcoming obstacles like cold temperatures and a high wind-chill, seven-year-old Aaryan Balaji has recorded his name in Mount Everest history by trekking all the way to the mountain's Southern Base Camp in Nepal situated at an altitude of 5,364 metres.

Image: Youngest Indian atop Mount Everest

Image: Youngest Indian atop Mount Everest

Rediff.com31 May 2010

Delhi boy Arjun Vajpai, 16, created history on May 22, 2010 as he became the youngest Indian to step atop world's highest peak, 8,848 metre high Mount Everest via the traditional South Col route in Nepal.

Three climbers die on Everest, two missing

Three climbers die on Everest, two missing

Rediff.com21 May 2012

The Everest hunt for climbers began with a tragedy in Nepal with three mountaineers one each from Germany, Canada and South Korea - perishing while returning after scaling the world's highest summit, officials said.

She lost leg after being thrown off train; now scaled Everest

She lost leg after being thrown off train; now scaled Everest

Rediff.com21 May 2013

Arunima Sinha, a former national level volleyball player, who had lost her right leg after thrown off a moving train by some hoodlums, created history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian amputee to conquer Mount Everest.

After Everest, Delhi teenager conquers Mt Lhotse

After Everest, Delhi teenager conquers Mt Lhotse

Rediff.com20 May 2011

Arjun Vajpai, 17, decided to celebrate the anniversary of the most memorable day of his life, two days early. The teenager marked the first anniversary of climbing Mount Everest on May 22 last year by scaling the peak of Mount Lhotse at approximately 8.10 a.m on Friday.

Twenty20 cricket goes to Everest

Twenty20 cricket goes to Everest

Rediff.com11 Apr 2009

Twenty20 cricket is all set to touch a new high with some British amateurs gearing up to play a fund-raising match at Gorak Shep -- just 135 meters below the Everest base camp -- on April 21.

Outsourcing is showing signs of slowdown: Everest

Outsourcing is showing signs of slowdown: Everest

Rediff.com3 Nov 2011

The global outsourcing market seems to be going through a sluggish phase, showing signs of slowdown, as number of deals signed during the July-September quarter this year dropped to 472 from 503 deals in Q3 2010.

Implications of Olympic flame on Everest

Implications of Olympic flame on Everest

Rediff.com30 Apr 2008

The Chinese have sought to counter the soft power of the Western media through the soft power of the patriotic response of the Chinese people and the overseas Chinese Diaspora.

Arunachalee Everest conqueror assaulted, looted by miscreants

Arunachalee Everest conqueror assaulted, looted by miscreants

Rediff.com23 Sep 2011

The first Everest conqueror from Arunachal Pradesh Tapi Mra and his wife were assaulted and injured by miscreants, who also looted them, near the state police headquarters, police said on Friday.

52-day Amarnath yatra ends, 5L pilgrims offer prayers

52-day Amarnath yatra ends, 5L pilgrims offer prayers

Rediff.com19 Aug 2024

More than a dozen Mountain Rescue Teams assisted thousands of pilgrims during this year's Amarnath pilgrimage in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Monday, as the annual yatra concluded with more than 5.10 lakh pilgrims offering prayers at the cave shrine.

IN PHOTOS: The mesmerising Mount Everest through ages

IN PHOTOS: The mesmerising Mount Everest through ages

Rediff.com30 May 2013

As the world celebrates the 60th anniversary of the first successful expedition to the peak of Mount Everest, and countless stories attached to it, we present some scintillating images of the Big Daddy clicked through the ages.

Nepal honours climbers to mark Everest diamond jubilee

Nepal honours climbers to mark Everest diamond jubilee

Rediff.com29 May 2013

Nepal on Wednesday felicitated some of the top names in mountaineering, including an Indian, to mark the diamond jubilee of the first human ascent of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.

US teen with Down syndrome scales Mount Everest

US teen with Down syndrome scales Mount Everest

Rediff.com1 Apr 2013

A 15-year-old US boy has possibly become one of the first people ever with Down syndrome to have scaled the Mount Everest - the world's tallest mountain.