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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A 47-year-old Nepali sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world's 14 peaks that are higher than 8.
Nepali sherpa Sanu Sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world's 14 peaks that are higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 feet).
His Pioneer Adventure hiking company said in Kathmandu that Sanu Sherpa reached the top of Pakistan's Gasherbrum II on Thursday.
News agency Reuters quoted Nibesh Karki, the company's executive director as saying that "He is the only person in the world to scale each of the 14 highest mountains twice."
The 48-year-old received a roaring welcome upon his arrival to Kathmandu after setting a climbing record.
KATHMANDU - A 47-year-old Nepali sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world's 14 peaks that are higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) for a second time, his agency said on Thursday (Aug 18). Sanu Sherpa, from Sankhuwasabha district in east Nepal, reached the top of Pakistan's Gasherbrum II, which at 8,035 metres is the 13th highest,.
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A 47-year-old Nepali sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world's 14 peaks that are higher than 8.