May 23 wasn’t just another summit day on Mount Everest. For a Gurkha rifleman of the UK’s special forces, and for the legendary Sherpa guide who pinned a new rank on his jacket at 8,848 metres, it became a moment of history—chilling winds, thin air, and a promotion no soldier will ever forget.
American mountain runner Tyler Andrews has set a world record on Mount Everest (8,848.86 m) by scaling the mountain in less than 10 hours, said the expedition organiser.
The third annual Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Open Lead Climbing Competition got underway this morning at the Astrek Climbing Wall in Thamel. The two-day event was inaugurated by Fur Gelje Sherpa, President of the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA).