Mysuru: “Age is no barrier for achievement and it is also important to have the cooperation of family members to achieve in life,” opined Professor of JSS Medical College Dr. Usha Hegde who successfully climbed Mount Everest recently. She was speaking after being felicitated at a programme organised to honour achievers from various fields at…
Kodagu woman at Mount Everest Base Camp
June 1, 2024Madikeri: A woman from Kodagu has made history by reaching the Mount Everest Base Camp. Dr. Latha, a 57-yearold gynaecologist working in Bengaluru, participated in the trek to the Everest Kodagu woman at Mount Everest Base Camp Base Camp and successfully reached the first phase target of 18,514 feet. Dr. Latha, a native of Badubanahalli…
JSS honours Mt. Everest climber Dr. Usha Hegde
May 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji has said, “The recent feat of Prof. Usha Hegde of JSS Dental College and Hospital, the first woman from Mysuru to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 19 this year, is also a matter of pride for our institution.” The Swamiji was addressing the gathering,…
On Top of the World…
May 22, 2024City Doctor Usha Hegde becomes the first Mysurean to summit Mt. Everest Mysore/Mysuru: Mount Everest, the highest mountain above sea level, stands at 8,848.86 metres (29,031 ft.) and according to records, only 6,664 mountaineers of different nationalities have been able to complete the summit (reaching top of the Everest) and among them are 544 Indians….
Height of COVID: Climbers report pandemic cases on Mt. Everest, the world’s tallest peak
May 26, 2021New Delhi: As the current spring season draws to an end, climbers and expedition organisers have reported more COVID-19 cases on the world’s tallest peak, Mt. Everest, while an official from the Nepali Department of Tourism has denied it, saying no written reports were presented yet. Damian Browne, a former Irish professional rugby player who…
Nagarahole Forest Guard scales Mount Everest
May 18, 2018Mysuru / Hanagodu : It is a proud moment for Nagarahole Division of the Karnataka Forest Department as one of the staff in the division has scaled the Mount Everest and has spread the message of conservation from the highest peak in the world. C. Vikram, serving as a Forest Guard at Veeranahosalli Range of…
Forest guard at Nagarahole aims to scale Mount Everest
February 26, 2018This forest guard is aspiring to scale the snow-clad and treacherous Mount Everest and he is likely to achieve the feat in May this year. Meet forest guard C. Vikram from the Nagarahole National Park, who loves adventure and he can go to any limits to satiate his never-ending hunger for adventure sports. And this…
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