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            Nepal Celebrates 60th Anniversary of First Everest Climb

   Nepal has celebrated the 60th anniversary of the first conquest of
   Mount Everest by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay of
   Nepal.
   A colorful parade on Wednesday in the capital, Kathmandu, honored
   Hillary and Norgay, as well as other climbers who have set records
   scaling the world`s tallest peak.
   Climbers and dignitaries placed flower garlands around statues of
   Hillary and Norgay, and horse-driven carriages followed by hundreds of
   people took guests to the royal palace for an event to mark the
   anniversary.
   Also, a Russian sports star marked the anniversary by performing a
   record-breaking base jump from Everest. Valery Rozov jumped from a
   height of 7,220-meters.
   Hillary and Norgay scaled Mount Everest on May 29th, 1953. The ascent
   of the 8,850-meter peak is considered one of the 20th century`s
   greatest feats of exploration.
   There have been a number of other record-setters on Everest in recent
   days.
   An 80-year-old Japanese man, Yuichiro Miura, became the oldest person
   to climb the Himalayan peak. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, Min Bahadur
   Sherchan, set out to break Miura`s record but abandoned his ascent
   Tuesday due to bad weather.
   Sudarshan Gautam, a Nepalese-born Canadian who lost both arms in an
   accident, became the first double amputee to reach the summit.
   Arunima Sinha of India was the first female amputee to climb the
   mountain. She lost her left leg after being thrown out of a moving
   train in 2011.
   Raha Moharrak became the first Saudi woman to conquer the peak.
   Nearly 4,000 people have climbed Everest since 1953, and more than 200
   have died trying to reach the summit.
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