Kim Lal Gautam puts the national flag on Phunjo Lama on her arrival at airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 26, 2024. Lama scaled the peak in 14.5 hours becoming the fastest female to do so. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Phunjo Lama who became the fastest female to scale the Everest arrives at airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 26, 2024. Lama scaled the peak in 14.5 hours becoming the fastest female to do so. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Phunjo Lama who became the fastest female to scale the Everest arrives at airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 26, 2024. Lama scaled the peak in 14.5 hours becoming the fastest female to do so. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Phunjo Lama who became the fastest female to scale the Everest returns at airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 26, 2024. Lama scaled the peak in 14.5 hours becoming the fastest female to do so. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Everest climbers, Shiva Sapkota and Gyanendra Shrestha welcome Phunjo Lama, center, on her arrivals at airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 26, 2024. Lama scaled the peak in 14.5 hours becoming the fastest female to do so. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Phunjo Lama displays a tattoo of Mount Everest on her forearm on her return from Everest, at airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 26, 2024. Lama scaled the peak in 14.5 hours becoming the fastest female to do so. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A couple takes selfie with Phunjo Lama, right, on her arrivals at airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 26, 2024. Lama scaled the peak in 14.5 hours becoming the fastest female to do so. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)