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Sherpa guide who climbed Everest 10 times cremated in Nepal

| September 23, 2020 1:06 AM

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of government officials, mountaineers, fellow Sherpa guides and supporters gathered in Nepal on Wednesday to mourn the veteran guide who was the first person to climb Mount Everest 10 times.

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