mountaineers

AFP/APP Kathmandu: Eighteen-year-old Nepali mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa returned to Kathmandu as a national hero after becoming the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks. Sherpa completed the final ascent on…

AFP/APP Kathmandu: Mingma Rita Sherpa was not home when a muddy torrent unexpectedly swept into his village in Nepal, leaving him unable to recognize his once-beautiful settlement. The freezing floodwaters engulfed Thame, nestled in…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Pakistan Army commandos successfully rescued foreign climbers from Holland, Singapore, and Ecuador on Wednesday who fell ill due to severe weather conditions while attempting to summit K2. According to a…

News Desk Islamabad: As many as 2,200 permits are issued to foreign adventure tourists to climb peaks above 6,500 meters in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), including five 8,000ers: K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum-I, Gasherbrum-II and Nanga Parbat.…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistani Shehroze Kashif successfully ascended Nepal’s Mount Dhaulagiri (8167m), the seventh-highest peak in the world, on Wednesday, has become the youngest climber in history to reach the top of 12 summits that…