To celebrate the day, locals and mountaineers held a procession during which participants held flags and banners with names and achievements of people who dared to climb Mount Everest. Some banners also featured slogans like ‘Mount Everest: Identity & Pride of Nepal’
On May 29 in 1953, New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepal’s Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first humans to scale Mount Everest, according to recorded history
The day celebrates the achievement of these two individuals and countless others who have since scaled the mountain peak, which stands tall at 8,848.86 metres, and is locally called ‘Sagarmatha’ in Nepal
Apart from recognising an important feat and pioneering efforts of the men who first ascended Mount Everest, the day also celebrates the spirit of mountaineering and the environmental, cultural and touristic importance of the mountain
Only recently, Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record and adding to a list of achievements related to the mountain region, that has seen many people climb it over time
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