May 20, 2016

Myanmar Flag flies atop Everest for first time

Ko Pyae Phyo Aung and Ko Win Ko have become the first Myanmar climbers to summit the world’s highest mountain.

They successfully reached Everest’s 8868m high peak at 7:17am local time on May 19.

The two mountaineers and their four Sherpa guides had set off from Camp 4 at 9pm the previous day and climbed through the night towards their goal. (Courtesy of mmtimes.com)

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