Climbers

There'll be a new place to climb and somersault in Whitehorse in a few years' time.At a news conference in the Polarettes Gymnastics Club in Riverdale on Thursday, Yukon's MP Brendan Hanley and the territory's Community Services Minister…

<!-- -->The 54-year-old had reached the summit of the 8,586-metre-tall Himalayan mountain on May 25.Nepal: The body of German mountaineer Luis Stitzinger has been found on Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, expedition…

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepal's government honoured record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. The celebrations come amid a growing concern about…

Expedition to atop Mt Everest is generally considered to be a herculean task, with authorities repeatedly asking climbers with even minor health issues to not try it. Permits are mandatory for every new person qualified to climb Mt…

Pakistani climbers Naila Kiani (centre) and Shehroze Kashif (right). — Twitter/@sajid_sadparaKARACHI: Pakistani mountaineers Naila Kiani and Shehroze Kashif were rescued from Mount Annapurna Tuesday following obstruction during their…

CLIMBERS: NPARKS’ STUDY FLAWED This study, according to RCC representative Mr Cheang, was flawed and lacked input from climbers. “They used a very engineering perspective to look at the risk management plan in Dairy Farm. (They) did a…

IMAGE: Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi had competed in the Asian Climbing Competition in Seoul without a headscarf. She said in a statement on Instagram that it was 'unintentional'. Photograph: Twitter An Iranian rock climber who…

Issued on: 07/10/2022 - 08:20 At least 19 people are confirmed dead after an avalanche struck climbers in the Indian Himalayas, authorities said Friday, with bad weather…

NEW DELHI: Ten people are confirmed dead after an avalanche struck climbers in the Indian Himalayas, police said Wednesday (Oct 5), with 18 other members of the expedition still missing. Several dozen climbing trainees were caught in…

<!-- -->The two dug out a snow cave under a huge boulder. (Unsplash/Representative Image)Two climbers who were buried in an avalanche and then caught in a blizzard in New Zealand earlier this week survived their ordeal by digging…