Nepal's mountaineering community marks 72 years since conquest of Everest summit

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00:01Nepal celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest on Thursday the 29th of May, known as International Everest Day.

00:13A rally was held in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, attended by climbers, guides and many others.

00:21On this day in 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norge reached the top of the world's highest mountain.

00:32Since then, Mount Everest has been climbed thousands of times, including multiple ascents by individuals, particularly Sherpas.

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