For most, Aleister Crowley is known as an occultist and poet who, living around the turn of the 20th century, scandalised Victorian society with his talk – and practice – of the dark arts. He arrived at the hill station of Darjeeling in April 1905 for the climax of his climbing career – a wildly ambitious attempt on the world’s …
When I received a copy of Kangchenjunga: The Himalayan Giant, mountaineer Doug Scott’s last book, published posthumously and edited by Catherine Moorehead, I expected it to be a detailed account of the path-breaking ascent of the mountain in 1979 by Scott and his team. Scott had researched the mountain meticulously and his book is a detailed record of the exploration …
With the success of films like "Free Solo" and the popularity of the "Reel Rock Film Festival," and the recent release of "The Alpinist," climbing films have developed into a full-fledged genre. Netflix's "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible" showcases the remarkable accomplishment of Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja to climb all 14 mountains with peaks higher than 8,000 meters in seven …
Pinkish-orange or with a tinge of blue- those who have seen the blissful sight of the Kangchenjunga range may describe the scene with all these vivid colours. Now, IFS officer Parveen Kaswan has shared a post with some pictures of the range clicked in different lights. The image shows the Kangchenjunga range shared by IFS officer Parveen Kaswan. “My father …
The large number of deaths of climbers on the Mount Everest this season is not solely due to the ’traffic jam’ on the world’s highest peak, the Nepal government claimed, citing factors like high altitude sickness, other health reasons and adverse weather. Kathmandu: The large number of deaths of climbers on the Mount Everest this season is not solely due …