The mountaineer in question is Narender Yadav, a 24-year-old fitness instructor from Rewari, Haryana, who has claimed that he summited Everest in 2016. “The nation’s highest adventure award is bestowed upon Yadav, whose Everest accomplishments are questionable,” Norgay said. Otherwise it will be a blow and insult to Tenzing Norgay and to the national honour of the country. Naba Kumar Phukon, who was the leader of the 14-member Everest expedition in 2016 with whom Yadav climbed, also said that photos of Yadav standing atop Everest are fake. “Yadav’s summit claim was false and he photoshopped his picture on top of Everest to validate his claim,” Phukon said.

Source: Hindustan Times August 28, 2020 05:49 UTC