The 55-year-old climber stood atop the 8,849-meter summit at around 4 am under stable weather conditions, according to Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Seven Summit Treks, the expedition organiser.
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Bachendri Pal, first Indian woman to summit Mt Everest, marks 40th anniversary of historic climb
Pal’s group began on May 9 and reached the Everest Base Camp, approximately at 18,000 feet, on May 23.
5-year-old Singaporean climber Abyan returns to hero’s welcome after reaching Everest Base Camp
On April 29, the father-son duo of Abyan and Zikri proudly unfurled the Singapore flag at the Everest Base Camp.
Mt Everest: From 2024 Spring season, Nepal to make e-chips mandatory for climbers
The previous Spring climbing season at Mt Everest saw at least 17 deaths —12 confirmed dead; 5 missing and presumed dead — by May 2023.
Nepali authorities to procure special poop bags for Mount Everest climbers to fix ‘stinking’ in mountains
“We are getting complaints that human stools are visible on rocks and some climbers are falling sick. This is not acceptable and erodes our image,” Mingma told the British media.
Singapore mountaineer dies of altitude sickness during Kilimanjaro climb in Tanzania
A mountaineer from Singapore, named Darrel Phee Chin Ann, 28, has died of altitude sickness during a climb of the famed Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East Africa.
Six killed in helicopter crash near Mt Everest
All six people on board were killed when a private commercial helicopter crashed today near Mount Everest in eastern Nepal. The chopper was carrying five members of a Mexican family on vacation and the Nepali pilot.
5-year-old Indian girl raises the tricolour at Everest Base Camp
Prisha’s father Lokesh Nikajoo is a trained climber. The child covered 130km in 12 days with him before she could proudly display the national flag of India.
We want to introduce as many people as possible to the mountains, the outdoors, says Anusha Subramanian
Mumbai-based Anusha works with her business partners and fellow climbers, Shashi Bahuguna and Guneet Puri, both based in Uttarakhand, to organise and lead inclusive treks for Bohemian Adventures.
Everest summiter Shrinivas Dattatraya’s wife Sushma Soma pays tribute to his exploration of Singapore
The search for Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya, who summited Mt Everest but could not make his way down on May 19, has been arguably the most high-profile incident in the 2023 spring climbing season of the Himalayas.
