Kathmandu, May 17 (IANS) Kami Rita Sherpa, the record holder for the highest number of ascents of Mount Everest, broke his own record by scaling the world’s tallest peak for the 32nd time on Sunday. The veteran Nepali mountaineer, 55, successfully reached the 8,848.86-metre summit at 10:12 a.m. (Nepal time), during the Spring 2026 mountaineering season, Nepal’s Department of Tourism said in a statement on Sunday.“Based on information received from the department’s field office at Everest…
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Kathmandu, May 5 (IANS) Two climbers — an Indian mountaineer and a Sherpa guide — were injured early Tuesday morning after a serac collapse along the Khumbu Icefall route on Mt. Everest hit them, Nepal’s Department of Tourism said.The injured have been identified as Nimish Kumar Singh, 40, from India, and Pembha Tenduk Sherpa, 44, a mountain guide from Nepal.According to the department, the incident occurred at around 5:45 a.m. when a serac collapse caused falling ice to reach the main climbin…