Legendary duo: Statues of Hillary (left) and Norgay seen in Kathmandu. — AP
The nation’s mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world’s highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for International Everest Day.
Yesterday’s event marked the 72nd anniversary of the first summit climb of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay.
