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Mingma G Sherpa of Imagine Nepal, an expedition company that’s been guiding climbers for nearly a decade, recognized the need for this kind of assistance when he lost three of his friends and ...

“He successfully reached the summit this morning guiding a Vietnamese climber,” Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks, his expedition organiser, told Agence France-Presse. Nepal is home to eight ...

Missing: Rima Sherpa, top, and Ngima Tashi Sherpa ... This year, conditions were particularly tough, as veteran guide Mingma G has confirmed. He has vowed not to guide again on Annapurna because ...

One of the greatest climbing guides on Mount Everest has scaled the world's highest peak for the 29th time, extending his own record for most times to the summit, expedition organisers said on Sunday.