Nepali teenager hailed as hero after climbing world's 8,000m peaks
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Kathmandu: Cheering crowds hailed an 18 year old Nepali mountaineer as a hero as he returned home Monday after breaking the record for the youngest pe...
Kathmandu: Cheering crowds hailed an 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer as a hero as he returned home Monday after breaking the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks.
Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Tibet's 8,027-metre-high (26,335 feet) Shisha Pangma on October 9, completing his mission to stand on the world's highest peaks.
On Monday, he returned from China to Nepal's capital Kathmandu, where scores waited to see him.
"I am feeling very happy," he told AFP, draped in traditional Buddhist scarves and garlands of marigold flowers, as he emerged to loud cheers at the airport.
"Thank you so much everyone", he said to his supporters, beaming a wide grin.