Expeditions to Mount Everest and Kangchenjunga flagged off
3 days, 19 hours ago

Expeditions to Mount Everest and Kangchenjunga flagged off

The Hindu  

Joint expeditions to Kangchenjunga and Mount Everest were flagged off by the Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth at South Block on Wednesday. The expedition to Mount Everest will be led by Colonel Anshuman Bhadauria, while the one to Kangchenjunga will be led by Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal. To Kangchenjunga The expedition to Kangchenjunga comprises of five highly skilled climbers and three support staff led by Colonel Jamwal, an ace mountaineer who has scaled Mount Everest thrice and received the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award in 2013. To Mount Everest The team comprises of seven highly skilled climbers from NIM, HMI and JIMWS, all of whom have extensive experience in high-altitude mountaineering and extreme conditions, the statement said.

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Gujarat IPS officer scales Mount Kilimanjaro, hoists Indian flag
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat IPS officer scales Mount Kilimanjaro, hoists Indian flag

India Today  

A senior police officer from Gujarat has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, becoming the first IPS officer from the state to do so. Harresh Dudhat hoisted the Indian flag and the Gujarat Police flag at the summit, which is the highest peak in Africa. In 2024, he attempted to climb Mount Everest but could not go beyond the base camp. Speaking about …

Telangana Mountaineer Vishwanath Karthikey Sets Eyes on Mt Everest
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Mountaineer Vishwanath Karthikey Sets Eyes on Mt Everest

Deccan Chronicle  

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Himachal CM lauds mountaineer Praveen Singh on being conferred with Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
1 year, 2 months ago

Himachal CM lauds mountaineer Praveen Singh on being conferred with Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

Hindustan Times  

Shimla, January 11 : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday congratulated mountaineer Praveen Singh on being conferred with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, 2022. The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, formerly known as the National Adventure Awards, is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated excellence in the promotion of adventure sports. The award is named after …

How a mountaineering team climbed the highest peak in every Indian state
1 year, 4 months ago

How a mountaineering team climbed the highest peak in every Indian state

Live Mint  

As the nation celebrated its 75th Independence Day last year, Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal started looking for a unique climb to mark the occasion. The idea that he finally hit upon, turned out to be his longest expedition yet—the highest peak in every Indian state. “And of course, since nobody had done anything like this before, it was an added …

Virat Chandra conferred Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
3 years, 2 months ago

Virat Chandra conferred Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Virat Chandra Telukunta, the youngest to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania at the age of seven, was on Monday conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a virtual event. Chandra, who hails from Trimulgherry, climbed the Kilimanjaro, the tallest African mountain at about 5,895 metres, on March 6, 2021, along with his …

Climbers to return to Mount Everest after Nepal’s COVID closure
4 years ago

Climbers to return to Mount Everest after Nepal’s COVID closure

Al Jazeera  

More than 300 foreign climbers likely to attempt to scale the world’s tallest peak beginning in April after a year of closure due to coronavirus. Hundreds of climbers are set to return to Mount Everest for the first time next month under strict conditions, government officials and mountaineers said, as the world’s tallest peak reopens after a year of closure …

Pak., Bangladesh, China and Afghanistan climbers need permission to scale Indian peaks, says MHA
5 years, 3 months ago

Pak., Bangladesh, China and Afghanistan climbers need permission to scale Indian peaks, says MHA

The Hindu  

Mountaineers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and China will have to take prior permission for climbing “open peaks” in India and will have to follow specific routes as prescribed by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, according to a Home Ministry order. Amending the over-70-year-old Foreigners Order, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a gazette notification on Friday saying that nationals or persons …

Two more Indian mountaineers die on Mount Everest, toll rises to eight
5 years, 10 months ago

Two more Indian mountaineers die on Mount Everest, toll rises to eight

India TV News  

Two more Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest, taking the death toll to 8 of the Indian mountaineers who perished in their expedition to the world's highest peak during this season. Bagwan who is from Maharashtra breathed his last at Camp IV on Mount Everest on the Nepal side after he was rescued by a group of Sherpa climbers …

Two Indian climbers die on world's third highest mountain
5 years, 10 months ago

Two Indian climbers die on world's third highest mountain

The Hindu  

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Woman who scaled Everest twice in five days to focus on unclimbed peaks
7 years, 10 months ago

Woman who scaled Everest twice in five days to focus on unclimbed peaks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 38-year-old Indian climber who …

After Everest record, India’s Anshu Jamsenpa sets sights on unclimbed peaks
7 years, 10 months ago

After Everest record, India’s Anshu Jamsenpa sets sights on unclimbed peaks

Live Mint  

Kathmandu: A 38-year-old Indian climber who made the fastest double ascent of Mount Everest and became the first woman to reach the highest point on earth twice in five days, says she will now turn her attention to smaller unclimbed peaks. Anshu Jamsenpa, from India’s mountainous northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, climbed Everest by its Southeast Ridge route on 16 …

Spring attracts hundreds of climbers to Tibet's peaks[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 11 months ago

Spring attracts hundreds of climbers to Tibet's peaks[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Nepali mountaineer Min Bahadur Sherchan wants to regain his title as the oldest to scale Qomolangma. More than 300 mountaineers from around the world will try to conquer some of the planet's highest peaks during this year's spring climbing season in the Tibet autonomous region. Adventurers from 30 countries filed climb plans with the Tibet Mountaineering Association ahead of the …

Spring attracts hundreds of climbers to Tibet's peaks[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 11 months ago

Spring attracts hundreds of climbers to Tibet's peaks[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Nepali mountaineer Min Bahadur Sherchan wants to regain his title as the oldest to scale Qomolangma. More than 300 mountaineers from around the world will try to conquer some of the planet's highest peaks during this year's spring climbing season in the Tibet autonomous region. Adventurers from 30 countries filed climb plans with the Tibet Mountaineering Association ahead of the …

Overcoming the past and how! Meet Arunima Sinha, the first woman amputee to conquer Mount Everest
8 years, 9 months ago

Overcoming the past and how! Meet Arunima Sinha, the first woman amputee to conquer Mount Everest

India TV News  

New Delhi: The story of Arunima Sinha is not ordinary by any means. Sinha, who climbed the world’s highest peak at 10:55 am on May 21, 2013, was a member of the Eco Everest Expedition from the Tata Group. Sinha said her elder brother, Omprakash Sinha, a former CRPF jawan, encouraged her when she disclosed her willingness to climb the …

Indian Army team led by J&K officer scales Mt Everest
8 years, 10 months ago

Indian Army team led by J&K officer scales Mt Everest

India TV News  

Jammu: An Indian Army mountaineering team led by an officer belonging to Jammu and Kashmir Thursday scaled Mount Everest. Goswami, spokesman of army's Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command told IANS in winter capital Jammu on Thursday: "Indian Army Mountaineering team scaled Mount Everest today at 6.07 a.m. in spite of inclement weather conditions after a hiatus of two years following the Nepal …

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