Missing climber found dead on Argentine peak
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, March 2 (IANS/EFE) An Argentine rescue patrol found the body of a Polish mountaineer who had gone missing 16 days ago near the peak of Mt. Aconcagua, which ... Read more...
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Airforce mountaineers set off on Mission Tricolour
August 6th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) A team of Indian Air Force (IAF) mountaineers was Friday flagged off from here on an expedition to scale Mt. Elbrus in Europe and Mt. Kilimanjaro in ... Read more...
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Pune girl scales Europe’s highest peak, Mt. Elbrus
April 26th, 2010 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Pune, April 25 (IANS) Braving strong gales and temperatures below minus-20 degrees Celsius, Pune mountaineer Krushnaa Patil Sunday scaled Europe's highest peak, Mt. Elbrus (5,642 metres).
Accompanied by a sole guide, Vladimir from ... Read more...
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Pune’s mother-daughter duo scale Australia’s highest peak
March 15th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, March 15 (IANS) Pune mountaineer Krushnaa Patil and her mother Ranjana scaled the Mount Kosciuszko, the highest peak in Australia Saturday, the family said Monday. Having summitted the highest mountains ... Read more...
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Pune girl climbs highest peak in Antarctica (With Images)
December 26th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Braving temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celsius and howling chilly winds, Pune girl Krushnaa Patil successfully scaled Mt. Vinson Massif, the highest peak of Antarctica Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Only the sky’s the limit for 10 Nepali women (With Images)
March 7th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS) Till a few years ago, Nepali women were not allowed to inherit parental property, undergo an abortion or even go abroad without the consent of their ... Read more...
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IAF to become first to climb highest peaks in seven continents
January 20th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to climb "Seven Summits", the highest peaks in the seven continents, and become the first air force in the ... Read more...
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