Nepali teenager hailed as hero after climbing world’s 8,000-metre peaks
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A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero’s welcome
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa teenager who became the youngest person to scale all the world’s 14 highest peaks returned home to Nepal on Monday to a hero’s welcome.