KATHMANDU, Oct 14: Nima Rinji Sherpa, the youngest to summit all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters, and Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, the first woman to achieve the same feat, received a hero's welcome as they landed at Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday.
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Here are some photos of Nima and Dawa waving to the crowd, draped in traditional khatas, as they are greeted with immense pride and respect by family, friends and well-wishers taken by Republica’s Photo Journalist Dipesh Darshandhari:
