Nepal has imposed a 10-year mountaineering ban on an Indian couple who faked photographs purporting to show them at the top of Mount Everest, an official said Tuesday.
Gasping for breath and clad in trekking boots, more than 150 local and foreign runners took part on Sunday in the world's highest marathon in the snow-covered foothills of Mount Everest.
Nine Nepalis reached the top of Mount Everest on Wednesday, the first group of climbers to summit the world's highest mountain in three years after deadly disasters forced a shutdown.
