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Photo journalist Purnima Shrestha summits Everest
Photo journalist Purnima Shrestha successfully stepped on the top of Mount Everest on Saturday.
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Published at : May 19, 2018
Updated at : May 19, 2018 17:19
Kathmandu
Photo journalist Purnima Shrestha successfully stepped on the top of Mount Everest on Saturday.
Shrestha, also a member of Photo Journalists Club (PJ Club) reached the summit at 8:10 am. She also exhibited a solo photo exhibition ‘Smiling Women Nepal’ atop the Everest.
Shrestha, 26, who hails from Arughat in Gorkha district, has also climbed Manaslu Mountain in on September 26, 2017.
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