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Three Sherpa brothers from Nepal are attempting to complete the Holy Grail of adventuring.

This includes climbing the highest peaks in seven continents as well as reaching both poles.

The two eldest brothers, Chhang Dawa and Mingma, have just come back from the South Pole where they added the Nepali flag to those of polar explorers from other countries.

And as if this wasn't enough, on their way back to Nepal they ticked off the 4,892 metre climb up Antarctica's Mount Vinson.

Chhang Dawa and Mingma already hold the record for the first siblings to climb the 14 highest mountains in the world.

Meanwhile, their little brother Tashi Lakpa holds , at 19, the crown as the youngest person to climb Everest without emergency oxygen.

Nepali guides - usually ethnic Sherpas from the valleys around Everest are considered the backbone of the climbing industry in the Himalayas.

They facilitate the climbs by foreign visitors to the area but now, they are being recognised in their own right.

2021 saw a team of Nepali climbers make the first winter ascent of K2, the world's second highest peak.

This has shone the spotlight on their climbing expertise.

However, the brothers still have to climb a further five peaks and reach the North Pole to achieve the Explorers' Grand Slam.

But they are confident that they can do it all within a year.

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