RECORD-BREAKING mountaineer Alan Hinkes has been honoured in Nepal for becoming the first Briton to conquer the world's 14 highest peaks.
He has attended a reception hosted by the British Ambassador to Nepal after reaching the summit of Kangchenjunga last month.
The event took place in the gardens of the British embassy in Kathmandu, where traditionally all early national expeditions, including Sir Edmund Hillary's departed from.
Embassy staff had baked a cake featuring all 14 peaks he has climbed over the past 18 years.
The ministry of tourism in Nepal has now issued a statement acknowledging his Kangchenjunga climb, which marked the last formality for any climber looking to claim a summit.
Hinkes, 51, from Northallerton, North Yorkshire, is one of only 13 people to have climbed all of the world's 14 peaks standing at more than 8,000m high.
He is due to return on Monday and will face the world's media at a Press conference at Heathrow Airport.
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