Everest conqueror Hillary returns to Antarctica

"Everest conqueror Hillary returns to Antarctica Tue Jan 16, 1:07 AM ET WELLINGTON (AFP) - Mt Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary will return to Antarctica this week, nearly half a century after he led the first expedition to drive to the South Pole. Hillary, famous for...

Tourists return to Nepal as violence makes an exit

"Tourists return to Nepal as violence makes an exit By Vipul Goel Pokhara (Nepal), Jan.16 (ANI): As peace returns to Nepal, the Himalayan kingdom, after the November peace deal between the interim government and the Maoists, thousands of tourists have started visiting...

Cheshire hero set to conquer Hollywood

"Cheshire hero set to conquer Hollywood Dan McMullanTHE life of a legendary mountaineer who was raised in Cheshire and died on the slopes of Everest looks likely to be turned into a Hollywood blockbuster. Mobberley-born George Mallory is thought by some to have been the first...

The roots of Dalit rage

"The roots of Dalit rage The symbolism of Dalit politics is a tactical response to the threat of violence lurking beneath the surface of Indian democracy. The benevolent tolerance that caste Hindu society affects may well be misplaced. by | Sukumar Muralidharan In January...

Theatre serves the nation

"Theatre serves the nation Another year of the Prithvi theatre festival brings all of India to the stage. by | Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta Six decades ago, when Zohra Sehgal asked Prithviraj Kapoor why his traveling theatre company was called Prithvi Theatres, in the plural, he...

Eight Nepali laborers rescued

"Eight Nepali laborers rescued BY MURAHARI PARAJULI KATHMANDU, Jan 13 - The government has rescued eight Nepali laborers who were languishing in a Malaysian prison for a year. It was the first such attempt involving Nepali laborers abroad. “We will hand them over to their...

Record holder Sherpa to climb Everest again

"Record holder Sherpa to climb Everest again Jan 15, 2007, 4:45 GMTKathmandu, - A legendary Sherpa climber who reached the summit of Everest a record 10 times without the use of bottled oxygen said he will attempt the peak once again, newspaper reports said Monday. Nicknamed...

Artist turns Mount Everest's trash into treasures

"Artist turns Mount Everest's trash into treasures The Associated Press Published: January 14, 2007 BRUNSWICK, Maine: Thousands of adventurers have been drawn to Mount Everest by the challenge of climbing to the top of the world. Jeff Clapp was drawn by the trash they leave...

Bradford Washburn, father of modern Museum of Science, dies at 96

"I heard the sad news of Bradford Washburn's passing this morning via a friend, and posted it on The MountainWorld Blog as well as NowPublic, but wanted to add this important remembrance from the Boston Globe. An amazing man he...

In Memoriam: Bradford Washburn, 1910-2007

In Memoriam: Bradford Washburn, 1910-2007 With great sadness I received the news this morning that Bradford Washburn, an inspirational man, climber, photographer, and academic with a resume which defies imagination, passed away last night, January 10, 2007.His dedication to...