KATHMANDU, Nepal — An Indian climber banned from Everest after faking a summit of the world’s highest mountain has successfully scaled the peak for real, telling AFP he returned to “prove” himself. “Everest is a dream for all of us but Everest is life for me,” Yadav told AFP on Friday. “We granted him a certificate on Wednesday after he presented enough evidence of his Everest summit,” said Nepal tourism department official Bishma Raj Bhattrai. An Indian couple were banned for 10 years in 2016 after they published doctored photos purporting to show them at the top of Everest. The pair — both police constables — superimposed themselves and their banners onto photos taken by another Indian climber at the summit.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 04, 2022 09:59 UTC