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
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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.
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New Delhi: Authorities in Nepal are investigating the case of two Indian mountaineers who allegedly faked their Mount Everest summit in 2016. The duo Narender Singh Yadav and Seema Rani Goswami were part of a 15-member international team managed by the Seven Summit Treks in Nepal.
Yadav’s name was also in the list of awardees for the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award by the Indian government last year. But his name was withheld following claims by some veteran mountaineers that the images posted by him were doctored.
“We formed an investigative committee two months ago. A report will soon be presented. We have not taken any decision yet and will be able to comment only when the report is out,” Pradip Kumar Koirala, a Nepal tourism official, told ThePrint over phone.
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Authorities in Nepal said two climbers submitted doctored photos to tourism officials to falsely show they had summited Mount Everest.Credit.Prakash Mathema/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
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