'Money can't buy experience': Mountaineer Purnima Shrestha featured as one of CNN's 'extreme athletes'
In May 2024, photojournalist cum mountaineer Purnima Shrestha created history by becoming the first woman to summit Mount ...
‘Art of Survival’: Alpinist Finds Zen in Extreme Danger
How do you overcome 150mph winds, -40-degree cold, and a technical climbing route at extreme altitude without oxygen? Just ...
Search widens for Tibet earthquake survivors
Authorities have moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, Chinese officials say while rescuers ...
Nepal: Decision to lift ban on chopper irks locals; federal & local govt officials hold meeting
Nepal has announced a ban on helicopter rides from Mount Everest. The decision is part of efforts to reduce environmental ...
Focus shifts to Tibet earthquake survivors as search operations called off'
The epicentre of Tuesday's 6.8 magnitude quake, one of the Chinese region's strongest tremors in recent years, was in Tingri ...
Tents arrive for survivors of a quake that killed 126 in freezing, high-altitude Tibet
The death toll stood at 126 as of Tuesday evening. The quake struck the city of Xigaze, the traditional seat of the Panchen ...