On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, a monstrous "Everest-style" avalanche thundered down Castle Peak near Donner Summit, engulfing a guided group of 15 backcountry skiers. As a ferocious "thunder-snow" blizzard hammers Northern California with up to 40 inches of fresh snow and 80 mph winds, search crews are racing against a freezing clock to find 9 skiers still buried alive.
19 February,2026 01:43 AM IST
Hundreds of trekkers were trapped on Mount Everest after a sudden blizzard hit the remote Karma Valley during China’s National Holiday weekend. The snowstorm began on Friday evening and continued throughout Saturday, burying camps and cutting off access and communication routes. Trekkers describe harsh conditions, hypothermia, and exhaustion as rescuers fight to bring everyone back safely.
07 October,2025 06:12 PM IST
Two Britons and a Mexican have become the first foreigners to climb Mount Everest from the Nepal side, climbing officials said on Thursday, after disasters in 2014 and 2015 killed dozens and forced mountaineers off the world's tallest peak. Briton Kenton Cool, 42, Robert Richard Lucas, 47, both from Britain and David Liano Gonzalez, 36, of Mexico, reached the 8,850 metre (29,035 feet) summit at 8.24 a.m.
13 May,2016 09:10 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
