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59-Year-Old Kerala Woman Reaches Everest Base Camp Without Formal Training

In a remarkable display of determination and resilience, 59-year-old Vasanthi Cheruveettil, a tailor from Kerala, successfully completed the challenging trek to the Everest Base Camp without any formal training. Starting her journey from Surke, Nepal, on February 15, she reached the South Base Camp on February 23, showcasing an inspiring achievement for trekkers of all ages. Despite her lack of …

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59-year-old Kerala woman defies all odds and reaches Everest Base Camp solo using YouTube tips

Hindustan Times

A 59-year-old tailor from Kerala has defied age and expectations by successfully trekking to the Everest Base Camp without formal training. A 59-year-old Kerala woman defied age and odds, trekking solo to Everest Base Camp after training through YouTube. Cheruveettil’s journey went viral after a photo of her waving the Indian flag at Everest Base Camp, dressed in a traditional …

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2 weeks ago

Using YouTube for training, 59-year-old Kerala woman treks to Everest base camp

India Today

A 59-year-old tailor from Kerala has proven that age and experience are no barriers to adventure. Vasanthi Cheruveettil, a native of Kannur, successfully completed a solo trek to the Everest Base Camp without any formal training, preparing for the challenge entirely on her own. For four months, she trained at home, walking for four hours daily, exercising regularly, and even …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

A trek to Everest Base Camp: Joy, pain and an uncomfortable truth at the heart of every climber’s story

The Independent

The short flight from Kathmandu to Lukla offers the first true sense of the expedition’s scale. But Sumitra is more than just an expert in Everest’s topography – she’s a true Himalayan mountaineer, deeply connected to the region and its people. open image in gallery Picturesque scenes above the Namche Bazaar Yet, as we hike through the national park, it’s …

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10 months ago

After slip disc, mom treks to Everest base with son

New Indian Express

BENGALURU : This mother and son duo from Bengaluru have showed that it with sheer determination and consistent practice, even Mt Everest can be scaled with ease. The 42-year-old Neelam Goyal and her son Kanha Aboti, walked 12 km and climbed 12 storey buildings everyday for the last four years, to build their stamina to climb to the Everest Base …

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10 months ago

The mad dash to scale Everest: Video shows huge 'traffic jam' of climbers snaking up ice-covered slopes in 'weather window rush hour' as two more go missing days after Brit, 40, and Sherpa disappeared

Daily Mail

The route to the summit of Mount Everest is jam packed with eager climbers frantically rushing to reach the world's highest point - even as several adventurers and their guides were killed or went missing this week. Meanwhile, British climber Daniel Paul Paterson, 40, and his guide Pas Tenji Sherpa, 23, also remain unaccounted for after they successfully reached the …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump

The Hindu

Spring is go time for climbers who hope to summit Mount Everest, Earth’s highest peak above sea level. Pollution from waste For most visitors to this area of the Himalayas, Everest base camp on the upper reaches of the rapidly receding Khumbu Glacier is the ultimate destination, at an altitude of 17,589 feet. Climbers who aim to summit Everest typically …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Unheard Echos Of Mt Everest: Litter, Garbage And Dead Bodies- Nepal Army Aims To Clean Up

ABP News

The world's highest mountain peak, Mt. Everest: Litter, Garbage And Dead Bodies Situated between Nepal and Tibet, the world’s highest mountain faces significant issues due to the rapid growth in tourism. The Sagarmatha National Park receives 900-1,000 tonnes of solid waste annually, with 50 tonnes found above the Everest Base Camp, which makes the peak called now the 'World’s Highest …

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1 year ago

Toddler girl from Bhopal reaches Mt Everest Base Camp

Deccan Chronicle

Bhopal, Mar 26 Siddhi Mishra, a two-and-a-half-year-old girl from Bhopal, has become one of the youngest children to conquer the Mt Everest Base Camp Trek at a towering 17,598 feet above sea level. Accompanied by her mother Bhavna Dehariya, who successfully scaled Mount Everest in 2019, and her father Mahim Mishra, Siddhi completed the challenging Everest Base Camp journey on …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Everest climbers told to bring poo bags to summit as officials say mountains ‘stinking’

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 Everest climbers will now be …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Bal Puraskar for 9-year-old who scaled Everest base camp after a battle with Down Syndrome

Hindustan Times

Avnish Tiwari is all of nine years old, but his life is already a story of tragedy and triumph. He has given TEDx talks, trekked to the Mount Everest Base camp at the age of 7, and become an inspiration for children like him. Additionally, at the tender age of 8, he made history by becoming the youngest-ever recipient of …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Leadership lessons from climbing the mountain

Live Mint

My first Himalayan trek to Annapurna Base Camp in 2019 was one of many firsts—buying the gear, getting to know the sherpas and fellow climbers, the jaw-dropping experience of seeing the majestic and glorious Himalayas. Bitten by the Himalayan bug, I found myself back in March 2023, this time headed to the Everest Base Camp with school buddies. Our impromptu …

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1 year, 10 months ago

JD Majethia sings Kishore Kumar songs on his way to Everest Base Camp. Watch

Hindustan Times

Producer JD Majethia has shared pictures and videos from his Everest base camp trek. JD Majethia has completed his 11-day-long trek to the Everest Base Camp. As he completed his Everest Base Camp trek, he shared several pictures and videos on the social media page. He also wrote jokingly alongside the video, “Mountain Idol me ye banda jarur aage jaega.” …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Eight-year-old Delhi girl Veera reaches Everest Base Camp

The Hindu

An eight-year-old launching herself on an arduous trek to the Everest Base Camp left many seasoned climbers stunned. Accompanied by her mother Sneh Wadhwaney, a noted swimmer of her time, and guide-cum-trip leader Sanjiv Rai, little Veera Wadhwaney Dahiya began her trek on March 3 and reached the EBC on March 12. From the time she was born, Veera’s mother …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Nepal's tourism department mulls shifting Everest base camp due to risk of melting glacier, unsafe human activity

Hindustan Times

The Nepal government is contemplating shifting the base camp of Mount Everest as global warming and human activity are making the current location unsafe, a senior official said in Kathmandu on Friday. Nepal's tourism department mulls shifting Everest base camp due to risk of melting glacier, unsafe human activity The current base camp, situated at an altitude of 5,364-metre on …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Everest: Nepal to move ‘unsafe’ base camp to protect it from global warming and human activity

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nepal’s Everest base camp will soon be moved from its original position as the famous …

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3 years ago

Ken Hutt's death-defying bid to paraglide from Mount Everest summit to be captured on film to help end polio

ABC

Imagine you only had one shot. "It's the ultimate extreme sports film and I only have one go at it," Carter said. "My preparations have been really extreme, because it's so compressed … so every day I've been on Mount Coot-Tha, going up and down, trying to get as many laps in as possible." "I'm not up there to kill …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Meet senior citizens scaling the Himalayas

The Hindu

“Let me confide the best part,” laughs 66-year-old Rita Mathur, her voice ringing with childlike enthusiasm as she describes her first trek to Everest Base Camp in October 2021. “I notice more and more senior citizens going for these trips,” says Rahul Ogra, founder, Mystic Himalayan Trails, who recently accompanied a group of senior citizens to Ladakh in freezing temperatures …

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3 years, 9 months ago

‘Fear and panic’ as COVID ravages Nepali villages near Mt Everest

Al Jazeera

Sherpa settlements in the lap of Mount Everest are reeling from COVID-19 as climbing season ends on the world’s highest peak. “She was too weak and already on oxygen support.” According to health officials, Karki’s was the fourth confirmed COVID-19 death in the Everest region since late April, when a Norwegian climber seeking to summit the world’s highest peak became …

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3 years, 10 months ago

When the pandemic hits the highest peak

Hindustan Times

A coronavirus outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff, according to a report by Associated Press on Sunday. Lukas Furtenbach, an expedition organiser, said there were at least “100 people minimum positive for Covid in base camp, and then the numbers might be something like 150 or 200.” Other climbers have talked about the …

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3 years, 10 months ago

In the shadow of Mt. Everest, a business boom goes bust, spoiled by COVID-19

LA Times

On Sept. 1, 2019, four months before researchers in China identified a novel coronavirus, KC Krishna opened his first business in the heart of Namche Bazaar, the tourism hub of Nepal’s Mt. “If the business goes well,” Krishna remembers thinking, “my future, my kids’ future, my wife’s future — everything will be better.” Less than two years later, Krishna — …

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5 years, 7 months ago

When three ladies from Coimbatore climbed the Kilimanjaro

The Hindu

The two phrases that kept Sudha Ravishankar moving were Polay Polay and Hakuna Matata, laughs the 43 year old. “It was a test of endurance.” For someone who describes herself as a fitness freak and had already done the Everest Base Camp trek, Sarala says this one was a toughie. My hydration pack froze in the cold and, had it …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Mount Everest is no longer just for adventurers – it’s a well-trodden tourist trail

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Technology isn’t just making the world smaller, it’s also making mountains shorter “After the devastating 2015 earthquakes,” says Shanker Bhattrai, …

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6 years, 11 months ago

Paraplegic Australian reaches Everest Base Camp by climbing on his hands, piggybacking

ABC

An Australian paraplegic who lost the use of his legs as a teenager has climbed to Everest Base Camp in Nepal, using mostly his hands, and the occasional piggyback ride from a friend. Using a technique he calls "wheelbarrowing", Mr Doolan scaled steep ascents with the help of his friend, Matt Laycock. Mr Doolan navigated the 65-kilometre track from Lukla …

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59-Year-Old Kerala Woman Reaches Everest Base Camp Without Formal Training

59-year-old Kerala woman defies all odds and reaches Everest Base Camp solo using YouTube tips

Using YouTube for training, 59-year-old Kerala woman treks to Everest base camp

A trek to Everest Base Camp: Joy, pain and an uncomfortable truth at the heart of every climber’s story

After slip disc, mom treks to Everest base with son

The mad dash to scale Everest: Video shows huge 'traffic jam' of climbers snaking up ice-covered slopes in 'weather window rush hour' as two more go missing days after Brit, 40, and Sherpa disappeared

Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump

The Unheard Echos Of Mt Everest: Litter, Garbage And Dead Bodies- Nepal Army Aims To Clean Up

Toddler girl from Bhopal reaches Mt Everest Base Camp

Everest climbers told to bring poo bags to summit as officials say mountains ‘stinking’

Bal Puraskar for 9-year-old who scaled Everest base camp after a battle with Down Syndrome

Leadership lessons from climbing the mountain

JD Majethia sings Kishore Kumar songs on his way to Everest Base Camp. Watch

Eight-year-old Delhi girl Veera reaches Everest Base Camp

Nepal's tourism department mulls shifting Everest base camp due to risk of melting glacier, unsafe human activity

Everest: Nepal to move ‘unsafe’ base camp to protect it from global warming and human activity

Ken Hutt's death-defying bid to paraglide from Mount Everest summit to be captured on film to help end polio

Meet senior citizens scaling the Himalayas

‘Fear and panic’ as COVID ravages Nepali villages near Mt Everest

When the pandemic hits the highest peak

In the shadow of Mt. Everest, a business boom goes bust, spoiled by COVID-19

When three ladies from Coimbatore climbed the Kilimanjaro

Mount Everest is no longer just for adventurers – it’s a well-trodden tourist trail

Paraplegic Australian reaches Everest Base Camp by climbing on his hands, piggybacking