On Sunday evening, Wong Dorchi, a Sherpa climber from Makalu, Sankhuwasabha, perished after leaving Mount Everest’s peak. Sources at base camp verified that Wong Dorchi Sherpa, a member of the Seven Summits Club expedition, passed away close to South Col above 8,000 meters. To get his body back, efforts are being made. With this, there

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The first fatalities on the highest mountain in the world this season have been reported on Mount Everest by two climbers: an American and a Swiss, according to expedition organizers in Nepal. Officials from the trekking business said on Thursday that Abdul Waraich, 41, of Switzerland, and Puwei Liu, 55, of the US, both passed

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Yes, it is technically possible to engage in sexual activity while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro if you and your partner have to. However, it is generally advised to refrain from doing so until after reaching the summit. Climbing Kilimanjaro is a physically demanding endeavour that requires significant energy and stamina, particularly at higher altitudes where the

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Gill Haran, 46, a former Hartlepool employee, was due to turn 25 when she was diagnosed with the condition in 2000. It’s a chronic disorder in which sections of the digestive system become inflamed, resulting in diarrhoea, stomach pains, and exhaustion. The diagnosis didn’t stop Gill from doing her job, and she claims that being

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Natural forces are continually modifying the globe we call home, sculpting much of the earth’s surface through volcanic eruptions like recently on Ol Doinyo Lengai and increasingly controlling our modern way of life through weather patterns. A Perfect Planet, a new five-part BBC series that pioneers a departure from conventional natural history documentary-making, examines these

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