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Everest avalanche death toll touches 14, three sherpas still missing

Everest avalanche death toll touches 14, three sherpas still missing

Sherpa and mountaineering community shocked by incident. Authorities say heavy snowing, loose ice slabs could be cause of the natural disaster. A day after a lethal avalanche struck the most used climbing route on Mount Everest, two more bodies of sherpa guides were recovered from the snow taking the death

Security personnel stationed on Everest

Security personnel stationed on Everest

Nepal government induces confidence building measures for mountaineers after last year's dramatic fight and the global bad press it got. The Nepal government is in damage control one year after an infamous high-altitude brawl between leading European climbers and Sherpa guides on Everest. The authorities have now placed

The Sherpa doctor on Everest

The Sherpa doctor on Everest

From needle and syringe to crampons Dr. Nima carries it all in his backpack from BC to the summit of the 8000er While most medical practitioners loop their stethoscope around their neck and tend to patients at hospitals, doctor Nima Namgyal Sherpa has a much higher call of duty. He

Journey to the Copper Star | Rafting the River Zanskar

Journey to the Copper Star | Rafting the River Zanskar

Out of all the great canyons and rivers, a world classic- the last lost horizon, the land of White Copper, the Grand Canyon of Asia—the River Zanskar! “There’s a high chance of us flipping our raft, you know, since it’s a grade five rapid”, said our jolly,

Exclusive Q & A with Women's Paragliding World Champion 2013 : Klaudia Bulgakow

Exclusive Q & A with Women's Paragliding World Champion 2013 : Klaudia Bulgakow

After flying for 14 years and competing for ten, Klaudia, from Poland, is the top female XC pilot in the world TOJ: How did you get into paragliding? KB: It was quite accidental. I was trying to compete in other disciplines earlier. I used to ice skate for nine years

How to prepare for the AquaTerra Challenge

How to prepare for the AquaTerra Challenge

This adventure racing event introduces the multi-day sport to North India with a 20k hike, 16k bike and 30k rafting section over 2 days in Uttarakhand. Join us as we cover every minute of the race! Set in the upper Ganga valley of north India, the event is spread over

Alpinists Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden the first to summit Kishtwar Kailash

Alpinists Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden the first to summit Kishtwar Kailash

Having set their eyes on this massif in 1993, their ten-year climbing partnership brought them back 20 years later to see it through till the summit Named after the politically unstable district of Kishtwar in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, Kishtwar Kailash (6,451 mts / 21,165