On Tuesday, a pair of Nepali adventurers won award for an expedition from the summit of Mt. Everest to the Indian Ocean. Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa, 39, and Sano Babu Sunuwar, 28, on May 21, 2011, biked till they found water, kayaked acrossed the Nepali border, and then paddled the Ganges River to the Indian Ocean. The pair managed to become the first to complete such a descent and had no corporate backing. They also set a world record for 8,865 meters of free flight. Sunuwar described himself as “not a climber” and Lakpa Sherpa had never kayaked before and could not swim. After being robbed at knifepoint, almost lost in class V rapids, and having to live off fruit trees, they arrived at the Indian Ocean on June 27. 鈥淲hen we arrived on the beach, we were frightened. We were surrounded by giant red scorpions,鈥 said Sunuwar. The creatures, they later discovered, were only crabs.
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