KATHMANDU, May 29: Today is the 16th International Everest Day and the 70th anniversary of Everest. May 29 marks 70 years since the first successful ascent of Mt Everest, the world's highest peak.
On May 29, 1953, Hillary, a beekeeper from New Zealand and his Sherpa guide Norgay scripted history by becoming the first human beings to scale the treacherous terrains of the world's highest mountain peak.
KATHMANDU, May 29: Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has drawn attention of the entire bodies concerned to ensure necessary provisions for the safety of climbers and for maintaining purity and cleanliness of the mountains.