Shakil sets world record from sea to summit
Bangladeshi adventurer Ikramul Hasan Shakil has set a new world record by walking 1,300 kilometres on foot from sea-level to the summit of Mount Everest with Systema Toothbrush by his side...
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PRAN becomes title sponsor of Shakil aiming to reach Mt Everest
PRAN on Sunday became title sponsor of Ikramul Hasan Shakil, who aims to reach the Mount Everest from sea level by covering the longest distance in the shortest time, in an event in Dhaka, said a press release...
Nepal suspends helicopters in Everest region
Nepal鈥檚 airlines have halted helicopter flights to the Everest region after locals angry at the environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers threatened landing sites, aviation officials said on Monday...
Remains believed to belong to British climber found on Everest after 100 years
A documentary team discovered human remains on Mount Everest apparently belonging to a man who went missing while trying to summit the peak 100 years ago, National Geographic magazine...
Nepali smashes women鈥檚 record for fastest ascent of Everest
Nepal鈥檚 Phunjo Lama smashed the record on Thursday for the fastest ascent of Everest by a woman, conquering the world鈥檚 highest mountain in...
Nepal鈥檚 鈥楨verest Man鈥� claims record 30th summit
A 54-year-old Nepali climber known as 鈥楨verest Man鈥� reached the peak of the world鈥檚 highest mountain for a record 30th time on Wednesday, three decades after his first summit...
Babar Ali becomes 6th Bangladeshi to conquer Mount Everest
Babar Ali, a physician from Hathazari upazila in Chattogram, reached the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday at 8:45am Bangladesh time, becoming the sixth Bangladeshi to conquer the world鈥檚 highest peak...
French climber dies in Nepal, two Mongolians missing on Everest
A French climber died on Mount Makalu, the world鈥檚 fifth-highest peak, expedition organisers said on Tuesday, while search and rescue operations were underway for two...
Nepali, British climbers extend Everest records
Mount Everest saw a record-breaking day on Sunday as Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa and Briton Kenton Cool reached the top of the world鈥檚 highest...
Nepal SC orders limit on Everest climbing permits
Nepal鈥檚 Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed on Friday, just as expeditions prepare for the spring climbing season...
Singapore, Hong Kong warn against use of Indian spice brands
The food regulators in Hong Kong and Singapore recently issued warnings against the use of four products from two Indian spice brands, after finding the presence of ethylene oxide at levels exceeding the permissible limit, Indian media reports on Tuesday.