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  'Traffic jam' on Mt Everest as climbers stuck, netizens call it 'Ghatkopar station' | WATCH

  Trending | May 28, 2024 18:58 IST

  Mount Everest, a popular hotspot for mountaineers, is also known for frequent accidents and deaths as climbers experience harsh conditions. A British climber and his Nepali guide went missing on Tuesday after a chunk of snow fell, causing them to fall down the side of the mountain.

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  Indian climber dies while ascending Mt Kanchenjunga at 8200m

  India | May 06, 2022 16:57 IST

  The sherpa accompanying the deceased, Narayan Iyer, said the incident occurred when the 52-year-old climber refused to descend even after he fell ill while ending the climb.

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  Bodies of 3 climbers including Pakistan's Muhammad Ali Sadpara found on K2

  World | July 27, 2021 6:50 IST

  Apart from Muhammad Ali Sadpara, the bodies of Iceland's John Snorri and Chile's Juan Pablo Mohr were also found on K2.

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  Three Russian climbers go missing on Nepal's Annapurna peak

  World | April 19, 2021 9:45 IST

  Three Russian climbers have gone missing from Annapurna peak -- popular spot for travelers in Nepal.

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  Everest climbers will now have to disclose full medical history, mandatory insurance

  World | December 16, 2019 11:06 IST

  A new set of rules has now been introduced for Mount Everest climbers. Until now, climbers below the age of 16, persons with serious diseases and criminal history were the only ones barred from climbing mountains.

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  ITBP climbers recover 7 bodies near Nanda Devi peak

  India | June 23, 2019 21:21 IST

  A 10-member team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) dug out the seven bodies, including that of a woman mountaineer, from under the snow, DIG A P S Nimbadia said.

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  Mangaluru farmer invents ingenious motorbike to climb trees for spraying pesticides

  India | June 17, 2019 15:10 IST

  A 48-year-old farmer, Ganapathi Bhat made it easy by inventing an ingenious motorbike which has made cultivation and maintenance of Areca nut plantation easier. With his invention, a person can easily climb for spraying pesticides and plucking the nuts, up to the top of the tree while just sitting on it.

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  Nanda Devi: Indian Mountaineering Foundation team to set off today to retrieve climbers' bodies via land routes

  India | June 11, 2019 6:41 IST

  Since May 25, an eight-member team of mountaineers, including seven foreign nationals, on its way to Nanda Devi East peak in Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand, was reported missing.

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  Everest season gets over after Nepal's earthquake !

  World | April 29, 2015 10:04 IST

  Seattle: All climbers on the Nepal side of Mount Everest have left the mountain and the climbing season is over following a deadly earthquake that left thousands dead in Nepal and dozens of climbers killed