KATHMANDU, May 25 (Xinhua) — Nepal’s photojournalist-turned-mountaineer Purnima Shrestha set a record on Saturday morning by becoming the first woman to summit the world’s tallest Mount Qomolangma three times in one climbing season.
The 33-year-old accomplished her third summit at 5:50 a.m. local time on Saturday, said Pemba Sherpa, executive director of 8K Expeditions which organized the expeditions.
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