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Nepali photojournalist Purnima Shrestha set a world first on Everest in 2024 — and this May she went back up for a sixth summit altogether.
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 30, 2026
No woman had ever stood on top of Mount Everest twice in the same season. In May 2024, Purnima Shrestha did it three times — on the 12th, the 19th and the 25th, thirteen days apart, each ascent from the mountain's south side in Nepal. Guinness World Records…
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What this means for you You will never need to climb the Khumbu Icefall three times in a fortnight, but Shrestha's route is a reminder of just how much terrain sits above where most travellers ever go. Our own 14-day Everest Base Camp trek ends at 5,364m…
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