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mountaineers moni mulepati, right, and pem dorjee sherpa look on during a function to congratulate them, on their return after an expedition to mt. everest, in katmandu, nepal, thursday, june 2, 2005. mulepati is the first non-sherpa nepalese woman to scale the world’s tallest mountain when she reached the summit on may 31. (ap photo/binod joshi)
nepalese girl moni mulepati, 24, and her secret beau pem dorje sherpa, 23, created a world record when they tied the knot on mt everest.
though husband-wife couples have been making periodic assaults on the 8,848 m peak, this is the first time a pair ever said "i do" on the highest peak in the world.
the couple pulled off the feat on monday, when they submitted the peak as part of the three-member rotary centennial expedition 2005 marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the social service organization. their romance became public only on thursday when the team returned home to kathmandu.
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nepalese girl moni mulepati, 24, and her secret beau pem dorje sherpa, 23, created a world record when they tied the knot on mt everest.
though husband-wife couples have been making periodic assaults on the 8,848 m peak, this is the first time a pair ever said "i do" on the highest peak in the world.
the couple pulled off the feat on monday, when they submitted the peak as part of the three-member rotary centennial expedition 2005 marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the social service organization. their romance became public only on thursday when the team returned home to kathmandu.
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