Everest by Alexandra Stewart and Joe ToddStanton Book Trailer

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(29 May 2023) • RESTRICTION SUMMARY: • • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Kathmandu - 29 May 2023 • 1. People gathered in front of statues of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest • 2. Close-up of Hillary's statue • 3. Statue of Tenzing Norgay • 4. Nepalese Tourism Minister Sushila Sirpali Thakuri lighting traditional oil lamp • 5. Close-up of lamp • 6. Participants at ceremony • 7. Minister giving Nepalese mountaineer Sanu Sherpa a plaque and medal on stage • 8. Minister and 28-time Everest climber Kami Rita • 9. Double above-the-knee amputee climber Hari Budha Magar at ceremony • 10. Close-up of Magar • 11. Climbers at ceremony • 12. SOUNDBITE (Nepali) Sanu Sherpa, Nepalese mountaineer: • May 29 is a day when we all always remember and be proud of when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing (Norgay) Sherpa reached the top of Everest and it is the day the Sherpas became known. • 13. Military band • 14. Participants marching • 15. Various of march • STORYLINE: • Nepal's government honored record-holding climbers on Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. • • Hundreds of people from the mountaineering community, Sherpa guides and officials attended a rally in Kathmandu to mark the anniversary. • • Participants waved celebratory banners and walked in the center of Kathmandu to tunes played by military bands. • • Among those honored were Sherpa guides Kami Rita, who climbed the world's highest mountain twice this season for a record 28 times overall, and Sanu Sherpa, who has climbed all of the world's 14 highest peaks twice. • • Hari Budha Magar, who became the first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Everest, was also honored by the country's Tourism Minister Sushila Sirpali Thakuri. • • Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit on May 29, 1953. • • Nepal began celebrating the anniversary as Everest Day after Hillary's death in 2008. • • Since their ascent, thousands of people have scaled the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak and hundreds have also lost their lives on the unpredictable slopes. • • During the 2023 climbing season, hundreds of climbers and their guides scaled the peak, and 17 either died or went missing. • • The popular Himalayan climbing season begins in March and ends in May after which monsoon winds and rain and melting temperatures make the mountains too hazardous for climbing. • • =========================================================== • • Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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