Pole Bargiel first man to ski down Mount Everest without oxygen tank

September 26, 2025 12:07 PM

Pole Bargiel first man to ski down Mount Everest without oxygen tank

Poland’s Andrzej Bargiel has become the first person to ski down Mount Everest without an oxygen tank, his team said on Thursday. Polish Himalayan mountaineering became renowned in the 1980s thanks to “Ice Warriors” like Jerzy Kukuczka and the late Wanda Rutkiewicz who ran pioneering expeditions, particularly daring winter climbs, and developed new routes. Bargiel, 37, has kept up the tradition. In 2018, he was the first person to ski down the world’s second-highest mountain, K2....

Heavy rain, landslides kill 6 in Sikkim, 2,000 tourists stranded

September 16, 2024 6:35 PM

Heavy rain, landslides kill 6 in Sikkim, 2,000 tourists stranded

At least six people have been killed this week and around 2,000 tourists stranded in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in landslides and floods after incessant rainfall, officials said on Friday. Another four people have been killed in Nepal's Taplejung district, which borders Sikkim, after a landslide following rains swept away the house in which they were sleeping, officials there said. Heavy rains triggered landslides at several locations in Mangan district, which covers north Sikkim and lies a...