Pasang Dawa Sherpa became the second person to conquer Everest for the 26th time

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pasang-dawa46 year old Pasang Dawa Sherpa, has become the second person to climb Mount Everest for the 26th time.

An Overview of the News

  • The Himalayan database confirms that Pasang Dawa Sherpa has previously climbed Everest 25 times, including two in 2022.

  • He has been climbing Everest almost every year since his first successful climb in 1998.

  • Kami Rita, a climber who is a U.S. Leading the team, and is the first person to conquer Mount Everest for the 26th time.

Mount Everest:

  • It is the highest mountain in the world, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas.

  • Its summit point is located on the China–Nepal border with a confirmed elevation of 8,848.86 m (29,031.69 ft) in 2020.

  • The mountain is named after the former Surveyor General of India, George Everest.

  • It is known in Tibetan as Chomolungma, meaning "Goddess of the World," and in Nepali as Sagarmatha, meaning "Peak of Heaven."

  • In 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

About Nepal

Capital - Kathmandu

Prime Minister - Pushpa Kamal Dahal

President - Ram Chandra Paudel

Currency - Nepalese Rupee

Official language - Nepali

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