Bishwa Prakash Sharma: The Lawmaker Who Climbs Mountains for Change To see the nation, you have to stand at the highest point on earth, and from that vantage point, policy change could be seen. That’s exactly what Bishwa Prakash Sharma…
Valery Babanov one of the world’s greatest alpine climbers Babanov Story: How a boy from Omsk became one of the world’s greatest alpine climbers and summited Everest at 60 In the industrial city of Omsk, deep in the Siberian heartland,…
From the triumph of Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953 to Reinhold Messner’s oxygen-free ascents, the history of Everest has always reflected the spirit of exploration, endurance, and evolving ethics of mountaineering. As the world’s tallest peak draws a growing number of climbers each…
A Sleepless Everest Ascent Dedicated to Mothers Around the World May 19, 2025, Russian television presenter Victoria Bonya stood atop the world’s highest peak, her emotions overwhelming her after 40 hours of continuous climbing. Her single expletive captured what words…
How Kabita Nepali Danced from Stage to 8000m Peaks When Kabita Nepali stepped onto the stage for a performance just a few months ago, few could have imagined that the same graceful feet would soon be climbing the world’s highest…
Scott and Shayna: The Deaf Climbers Making Mountains Listen Their ears cannot capture the whispers of doubt or the warnings of limitation that society has long directed at the deaf community. Scott Lehmann and Shayna Unger live in a world…
Karel Abraham: From MotoGP to the Top of the World Racing a bike at 220 mph and you’re on top of the world at least figuratively. But for Karel Abraham, the Czech former MotoGP rider, reaching the literal top of…
Philipp “PJ” Santiago II : We Lost Mountaineer Who Climbed for a Cause In the frigid stillness of Mount Everest‘s Death Zone, a dream froze forever. Philipp “PJ” Santiago II, a 45-year-old Filipino engineer and father with an unquenchable spirit…
Arjun Vajpai: Improbable Path from Childhood Asthma to Eight 8,000-Meter Summits Born in Bombay (now Mumbai), Arjun Vajpai is the son of a Maharashtrian mother, an artist from JJ School of Arts, and a father from Etawah, a small town…
Asel Baibagysheva: Age is not an excuse: Started at 45, Summited at 54 In the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, a remarkable story of determination and courage has unfolded. Asel Baibagysheva, a 54-year-old single mother of three, has climbed her way into…
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