Nima Rinji Sherpa’s achievement highlights the role of Sherpas in an activity where they shoulder much of the risk but receive little glory. By Yan Zhuang Last fall, Nima Rinji Sherpa ...

But the 50-year-old Sherpa, clad in sandals and wrapped in a sweater, isn’t even breaking a sweat. “Mountain Queen” details Sherpa’s journey to becoming the first Nepali woman to summit ...

Kathmandu — An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer on Wednesday broke ... his team said. Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Tibet's 26,335-foot Shisha Pangma Wednesday morning, completing ...

KATHMANDU: Eighteen-year-old Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Mount Shishapangma in Tibet, China, on Wednesday (Oct 9) morning, thus becoming the youngest person in the world to reach the ...

Just this week, a fellow Nepali, 46-year-old Pasang Dawa Sherpa, tied Kami’s achievement with a 26th climb. Their tie lasted two days before Kami summited again to break the record. May is the ...