Nepal bans climbers for fake Everest summit exposed by adventure awards
11 Feb, 2021 09:16 PM
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Summit: Climbing Everest has been fostered as a national sporting achievement in India. Photo / File
NZ Herald
Nepal has banned a climbing team for six years after it emerged they had "faked" their 2016 Everest expedition.
The climb by two Indian mountaineers - Narender Singh Yadav and Seema Rani Goswami - had been certified by Nepal's tourism department. The two police constables had been hailed as heroes after reportedly conquering the world's highest mountain in May 2016.
However, the impressive feat only came into question three years later, after Yadav was nominated for an award.