Nepal's government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago.
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal's government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago.
Denver 7+ Colorado News Latest Headlines | May 29, 11am Among those honored were Sherpa guides Kami Rita, who climbed Everest twice this season for a record 28 times overall, and Sanu Sherpa, who has climbed all of the world's 14 highest peaks twice. Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay reached the summit on May 29, 1953. Nepal began celebrating the anniversary as Everest Day after Hillary's death in 2008.
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