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«Greeting and namaste!» Nirmal Purja is smiling. His mustache is trimmed, his teeth as white as the snows that cover Everest behind him. He stands at the top of Lhotse at 8516 meters and addresses his followers on Instagram, via his camera. He doesn’t look like it, but he has just once once more achieved a feat that confirms his hegemonic position in the Himalayas.
