(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka’s Johann Peries successfully summited Mount Everest at 5.55 AM Nepal time today (22).
Peries now becomes the second Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest Everest after Jayanthi Kuru Utumpala in 2016.
Peries’ earlier attempt in 2016 was unsuccessful when his oxygen tank failed 400 metres before the summit.
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