Nepal, China Agree To Re-Measure Height Of Mount Everest
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2019
Nepal and China have agreed to jointly re-measure the height of Mount Everest, amidst reports that the world's highest peak may have shrunk after the massive earthquake that shook the Himalayan nation in 2015.
Haryana Girl Aims To Become Youngest Indian Woman To Scale Mt Everest
India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday April 5, 2018
Mt Everest soars almost five and a half miles into the sky and reigns as the tallest mountain in the world. Embarking on an expedition to Mt. Everest can be the pinnacle of a climbing career and 16-year-old Shivangi Pathak will start her journey tomorrow to the base camp as a part of her endeavour to become the youngest Indian woman to scale Everes...
Google Street View's Latest Destination: The International Space Station
World News | Peter Holley, The Washington Post | Saturday July 22, 2017
You've used Google Street View to check out a new apartment, map traffic before you hit the road and search for haunting slices of the everyday world.
Pune Police Couple Who Faked Everest Feat, Suspended
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 17, 2016
Six months after they claimed to have be the first married couple in history to scale Mt. Everest, Pune police personnel Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod were suspended from the Maharashtra Police on Thursday for faking the achievement.
Mountaineer Arjun Vajpai Summit Cho Oyu
Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 5, 2016
Mountaineer Arjun Vajpai reached the summit of Cho Oyu before dawn on Wednesday along with his sherpas and another expedition member after leaving his camp post midnight.
Ice Void Is a Gripping Text Game About Surviving Mt. Everest
Pranay Parab | Wednesday June 8, 2016
If you like text-based games or interactive novels, you might want to play Ice Void.
Indian Attempting to Climb Mount Everest Stuck at Camp
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 26, 2015
A 54-year-old Indian attempting to climb all the highest peaks in the seven continents, is stuck at Camp II on Mount Everest along with 11 other fellow climbers due to the devastating earthquake that rocked Nepal.
Narendra Modi Congratulates Two Youngsters for Climbing Mount Everest
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 6, 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated two young mountaineers who recently made India proud by scaling Mt. Everest, saying they had achieved a great feat at a tender age.
New rules as Mount Everest climbing season begins
World News | Associated Press | Tuesday March 4, 2014
Mt. Everest climbing season began this week with new rules that require climbers to bring down their personal garbage, and more security officials at the mountain's base camp to help climbers.
Google Maps adds view from Mt. Everest, other peaks
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 20, 2013
Googlers who made the ascents took the pictures with tripod-mounted digital camera equipped with a fisheye lens to capture 360-degree views.
Google Maps adds view from Mt. Everest San Francisco
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 19, 2013
Google on Monday added views from some of the world's tallest mountains to scenes woven into its popular online map service.
Athlete who lost her leg aims to conquer Mt. Everest
Press Trust of India | Saturday December 17, 2011
National-level volleyball player Arunima Sinha, who lost her leg after she was thrown off a moving train in Barielly this April, aims to conquer the world's highest peak, Mt. Everest, and is preparing herself to undergo basic training from March.
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 20, 2011
While the average couples plan families and buying a new car and house on bank loans, Sushma and Vikas Kaushik planned something unusual to take their love to great height - Mt Everest.Sushma, a 27-year-old police woman from India's Haryana state and her husband Vikas, 24, an MSc student, made both climbing and social history Friday by becoming the...
Japanese mountaineer dies while climbing Mt. Everest
World News | Associated Press | Friday May 13, 2011
A Japanese climber who became ill while attempting to scale Mount Everest died just several hundred feet (meters) from the summit, a Nepalese official said Friday.Ozaki Takashi was headed down the slopes of the Everest on Thursday after feeling sick when he collapsed at an altitude of 28,200 feet (8,600 meters), Department of Mountaineering officia...
Twitter hits new high with Everest "tweet"
World News | AFP | Saturday May 7, 2011
A renowned British climber has taken Twitter to a new height, firing off the first "tweet" from the peak of world's tallest mountain. Kenton Cool used the terse text message to plug a slick new Galaxy S II smartphone made by Samsung, the South Korean consumer electronics giant that backed his ninth ascent to the top of Mount Everest. "Everest...
Nepal, China Agree To Re-Measure Height Of Mount Everest
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2019
Nepal and China have agreed to jointly re-measure the height of Mount Everest, amidst reports that the world's highest peak may have shrunk after the massive earthquake that shook the Himalayan nation in 2015.
Haryana Girl Aims To Become Youngest Indian Woman To Scale Mt Everest
India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday April 5, 2018
Mt Everest soars almost five and a half miles into the sky and reigns as the tallest mountain in the world. Embarking on an expedition to Mt. Everest can be the pinnacle of a climbing career and 16-year-old Shivangi Pathak will start her journey tomorrow to the base camp as a part of her endeavour to become the youngest Indian woman to scale Everes...
Google Street View's Latest Destination: The International Space Station
World News | Peter Holley, The Washington Post | Saturday July 22, 2017
You've used Google Street View to check out a new apartment, map traffic before you hit the road and search for haunting slices of the everyday world.
Pune Police Couple Who Faked Everest Feat, Suspended
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 17, 2016
Six months after they claimed to have be the first married couple in history to scale Mt. Everest, Pune police personnel Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod were suspended from the Maharashtra Police on Thursday for faking the achievement.
Mountaineer Arjun Vajpai Summit Cho Oyu
Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 5, 2016
Mountaineer Arjun Vajpai reached the summit of Cho Oyu before dawn on Wednesday along with his sherpas and another expedition member after leaving his camp post midnight.
Ice Void Is a Gripping Text Game About Surviving Mt. Everest
Pranay Parab | Wednesday June 8, 2016
If you like text-based games or interactive novels, you might want to play Ice Void.
Indian Attempting to Climb Mount Everest Stuck at Camp
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 26, 2015
A 54-year-old Indian attempting to climb all the highest peaks in the seven continents, is stuck at Camp II on Mount Everest along with 11 other fellow climbers due to the devastating earthquake that rocked Nepal.
Narendra Modi Congratulates Two Youngsters for Climbing Mount Everest
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 6, 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated two young mountaineers who recently made India proud by scaling Mt. Everest, saying they had achieved a great feat at a tender age.
New rules as Mount Everest climbing season begins
World News | Associated Press | Tuesday March 4, 2014
Mt. Everest climbing season began this week with new rules that require climbers to bring down their personal garbage, and more security officials at the mountain's base camp to help climbers.
Google Maps adds view from Mt. Everest, other peaks
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 20, 2013
Googlers who made the ascents took the pictures with tripod-mounted digital camera equipped with a fisheye lens to capture 360-degree views.
Google Maps adds view from Mt. Everest San Francisco
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 19, 2013
Google on Monday added views from some of the world's tallest mountains to scenes woven into its popular online map service.
Athlete who lost her leg aims to conquer Mt. Everest
Press Trust of India | Saturday December 17, 2011
National-level volleyball player Arunima Sinha, who lost her leg after she was thrown off a moving train in Barielly this April, aims to conquer the world's highest peak, Mt. Everest, and is preparing herself to undergo basic training from March.
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 20, 2011
While the average couples plan families and buying a new car and house on bank loans, Sushma and Vikas Kaushik planned something unusual to take their love to great height - Mt Everest.Sushma, a 27-year-old police woman from India's Haryana state and her husband Vikas, 24, an MSc student, made both climbing and social history Friday by becoming the...
Japanese mountaineer dies while climbing Mt. Everest
World News | Associated Press | Friday May 13, 2011
A Japanese climber who became ill while attempting to scale Mount Everest died just several hundred feet (meters) from the summit, a Nepalese official said Friday.Ozaki Takashi was headed down the slopes of the Everest on Thursday after feeling sick when he collapsed at an altitude of 28,200 feet (8,600 meters), Department of Mountaineering officia...
Twitter hits new high with Everest "tweet"
World News | AFP | Saturday May 7, 2011
A renowned British climber has taken Twitter to a new height, firing off the first "tweet" from the peak of world's tallest mountain. Kenton Cool used the terse text message to plug a slick new Galaxy S II smartphone made by Samsung, the South Korean consumer electronics giant that backed his ninth ascent to the top of Mount Everest. "Everest...
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