(November 13, 2025) When mountaineer Bharath Thammineni began his descent from Dhaulagiri in Nepal, the seventh-highest mountain in the world in May this year, his body was on the verge of shutting down. His mind, however, wouldn’t let him stop. Battling...
(February 4, 2025) He was just seven kilometers away from scripting history as the first Indian to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole when Satish Gogineni could see Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station and a few explorers waiting for him at the finish line. But...
(January 19, 2024) “Mountaineer Baljeet Kaur dead”, a headline that went viral in the spring of 2023 when the Indian mountaineer went missing for more than 18 hours during one the most dangerous treks in the world – summiting Mt Annapurna I. With no...
(March 7, 2023) A cushy job in a bank was the last thing on Raman Chander Sood’s mind. To him, bankers were a bunch of sad-looking guys, who lived a cursed life, either counting currency notes or shuffling through the pages of large ledgers all day. An adventure...
(June 29, 2022) It’s not just the altitude that makes a mountain mean. From the route to scale the summit to the unexpected weather turning the climb into a deadly expedition – many unforeseen hurdles can make the summit an impossible task. However, nothing...
