Nepal’s septuagenarian reclaims Everest record

Sherchan, left, shakes hands with Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal in Kathmandu yesterday, as he receives a certificate formally recognising him as the oldest man to climb Mt Everest A 78-year-old grandfather from Nepal has wrested back from his Japanese rival the record of being the oldest man to conquer Mt Everest, the highest peak in …