'Nima Rinji Sherpa from Sangkhuwasabha reached the true summit of Mt Lhotse at around 11:50am after scaling Mt Everest at spring 2:30am today," officials from the Department of Tourism who are stationed at the base camp confirmed.

Nima Rinji, 17 years and 35 days old, has set two world records- the world's youngest to traverse Everest and Lhotse as well as the youngest climber to scale Lhotse," the officials confirmed.In 2022, Nima Rinji from the Seven Summit Treks and 14 Peaks Expedition, set the world after becoming the youngest person in the world to have scaled Mt Manaslu real summit.Nima Rinji is the youngest son of record holding climber Tashi Lakpa Sherpa.