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Pradeep Basyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari, the authors of the non-fiction book 'Sherpa', have been awarded the Tenzing-Hilary Award in the category of 'Research and Research'. On the occasion of International Everest Day, they were honored by the Government of Nepal on Thursday.
Italian helicopter pilot Captain Maurizio Folini and long-line rescuer Lakpa Nurbu Sherpa and Nima Rinji Sherpa, who climbed the world's 14 highest mountains, jointly received this award in the category of 'Record Climber' for 'Search and Rescue'. On the 72nd International Everest Day, Mingmaji, the first mountaineer to climb all 14 highest mountains in the world without oxygen, received the highest honor in the field of mountain climbing given by the Nepalese government.
The book written by Basyal and Adhikari focusing on Everest was published three years ago by UK's Hachette/Octopus Books. This book contains the story of adventure and life during reaching/accomplishing the peak of the highest peak.
The story contained in it not only introduces the reader to the Sherpa culture, but also tells about their existence on the edge of life and death. is mentioned. This book, which was also published in Italian and Czech languages, is being published in Nepali in 2025.
