Sherpas cross icefall, open route to Camp I on Everest – hiking officials

April 28, 2026 11:37 AM

Sherpas cross icefall, open route to Camp I on Everest – hiking officials

A group of Sherpa climbers have opened the route to a camp on Mount Everest past chunks of ice and a giant serac that had delayed the opening of the route to the world’s tallest peak by two weeks, hiking officials said on Tuesday. The annual climbing season for the 8,849‑m (29,032‑ft) peak runs from April to May, months which offer the best weather conditions in which to reach the windswept summit. But a massive 100‑ft (30‑m) serac, or column of ice, had blocked the path above base c...

Nepal says crevasse delays opening of Everest climbing route

April 24, 2026 2:46 PM

Nepal says crevasse delays opening of Everest climbing route

Hundreds of mountaineers are stranded at the Himalayan base camp for Mount Everest as a crevasse strewn with chunks of ice, one towering block among them, delays the opening of the route to the world's tallest peak, officials and climbers said on Friday. The annual climbing season for the 8,849‑m (29,032‑ft) summit runs from April to May, months which offer the best weather conditions in which to reach the windswept, icy peak. But a massive 100‑ft (30‑m) serac, or dangerous chunk of ic...

Remaining trekkers stranded near Mount Everest in Tibet being evacuated

October 7, 2025 9:40 AM

Remaining trekkers stranded near Mount Everest in Tibet being evacuated

More than 200 remaining trekkers trapped by a snowstorm over the weekend near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet are being evacuated, Reuters reported on Tuesday citing a source. The evacuation began on Monday and should be completed by Tuesday, said the source, who asked to remain unidentified as they are not authorised to speak to the media. The Tibetan regional government did not have immediate comment on the evacuation. Earlier, some 350 other trekkers stranded by the blizzard in ...

Hundreds of trekkers escape from blizzard-struck Everest in Tibet

October 6, 2025 9:22 AM

Hundreds of trekkers escape from blizzard-struck Everest in Tibet

Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet have been guided to safety by rescuers, Chinese state media reported on Sunday, as unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummelled the Himalayas. As of Sunday, 350 trekkers had reached the small township of Qudang, while contact with the remaining 200-plus trekkers had been made, CCTV reported. Visitors to the remote valley of Karma, which leads to the eastern Kangshung face of Everest, were in the hundreds...

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....

Two climbers, from India and the Philippines, died on Everest

May 16, 2025 3:18 PM

Two climbers, from India and the Philippines, died on Everest

An Indian climber and another from the Philippines became the first mountaineers to die on Mount Everest in the current March-May climbing season of the world's highest peak, hiking officials said on Friday. Subrata Ghosh, 45, from India, died on Thursday below the Hillary Step while returning after reaching the 8,849 metres (29,032 feet) peak. "He refused to descend from below the Hillary Step," said Bodhraj Bhandari of Nepal's Snowy Horizon Treks and Expedition organising company. No other ...

Rajnath Singh addresses Army Commanders’ conference, flags off mountaineering expeditions

April 3, 2025 3:02 PM

Rajnath Singh addresses Army Commanders’ conference, flags off mountaineering expeditions

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the senior leadership of the Indian Army during the ongoing Army Commanders’ Conference, a biannual event being held in New Delhi from April 1 to 4. The conference serves as a crucial platform for deliberating on security scenarios, border situations, organisational restructuring, logistics, modernisation, and the integration of niche technologies into defence strategies. During his address, the Defence Minister reaffirmed the faith of India’s billio...