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Nepal celebrates 70th year of Everest conquest
Updated On: 30 May, 2023 07:59 AM IST | Kathmandu | Agencies
“May 29 is a day we all always remember and are proud of as Edmund Hillary and Tenzing (Norgay) Sherpa reached the top of Everest and it is the day the Sherpas became known,” Sanu Sherpa said
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Hari Budha Magar, double amputee climber before statues of Sir Edmund Hillary (left), and Tenzing Norgay, Monday. Pic/AP
Nepal’s government honoured record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago in 1953.
The celebrations came amid a growing concern about temperatures rising, glaciers and snow melting, and weather being harsh and unpredictable on the world’s tallest mountain.
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