The 85-year-old, who passed away Friday, was part of India's first successful expedition to the Everest, but was wheelchair-bound soon after, following injuring received during 1965 India-Pak war.
More climbers have displayed Covid-like symptoms, but Nepal govt says it hasn't been notified about the situation. Climbers say symptoms can be mistaken for altitude sickness.
One in every four climbers that have attempted to scale K2 lost their lives. In fact, more people have been in outer space than on the peak of this deadly mountain.
Kathmandu stressed that it will unequivocally stand for the ‘One China’ policy, while Beijing said it will defend Nepal’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
According to the measurement done by India in 1954, the height of Mt Everest was last recorded as 8,848m. Nepal decided to measure the height amid debates that it may have changed.
Armani built a multibillion-dollar global brand from something as simple as an unstructured jacket, and broke down the walls between formal and casual.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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