Mountain Climbers
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Russian mountaineer, on mission to retrieve body of climber lost in 2023, killed in Pakistan
World | Aug 19, 2024, 01:05 PM ISTPakistan Army helicopters airlifted two stranded Russian climbers, a day after an avalanche hit a group of five mountaineers who were trying to scale the sixth-highest mountain in Pakistan.
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Bengal mountaineers create history, become first team from India to successfully scale Mt Brammah-I
India | Jul 21, 2023, 08:15 AM ISTBrammah-I is a mountain massif in the Himalayas, east of Kishtwar town and near the border with Himachal Pradesh. It comprises four peaks -- Brammah-I, Flat Top, Brammah-II and Arjuna -- from west to east.
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Missing Indian climber Anurag Maloo found alive on Nepal's Mount Annapurna
India | Apr 20, 2023, 12:29 PM ISTMaloo, 34, a resident of Kishangarh in Rajasthan, went missing on Monday after he fell from around 6,000 metres while descending from Camp III. Mount Annapurna is the 10th highest mountain in the world.
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Nanda Devi Missing Climbers: Bad news as pictures emerge with bodies and belongings buried in snow
India | Jun 03, 2019, 06:14 PM ISTA 12-member team went on an expedition to Mount Nanda Devi East in Kumaon, Uttarakhand from May 10 to June 15. Only 4 out of the 12 climbers have returned to the base came while 8 have been missing including 7 foreigners.
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Nepal braces for 'traffic jam' at Mt Everest
World | Apr 16, 2017, 04:19 PM ISTNepalese officials are bracing for a "traffic jam" at Mount Everest this season due to a surge in the number of climbers eyeing to conquer the world's tallest peak.
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Power of Courage: Footless Ecuadoran mountaineer aims to conquer K2 without oxygen supplies
World | May 15, 2016, 11:05 AM ISTIlalo, Ecuador: This is going to be amazing! An Ecuadoran who lost both his feet, is all set to become the first climber to reach the world’s toughest mountain, K2, with artificial limbs and without
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Nepal: Rescue work resumes to search dozens of missing hikers
World | Oct 16, 2014, 01:00 PM ISTKathmandu: Rescue and relief operation in Nepal's Himalayan region has resumed today to search dozens of missing mountain climbers.At least 17 people were killed and dozens are said to be missing after getting hit by