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Hair-designer in bid to be 2nd Sri Lankan to reach Mount Everest summit

ByAPDwriterEaswaranRutnamCOLOMBO,Jan.18(APD)--AMountaineerhair-designerhasannouncedhisbidtobecomethesecondSriLankantoreachthesummitofMountEverest.JohannPeriesis

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Two Sri Lankans set to become country's first to summit Mount Everest

​Two Sri Lankan nationals, Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala and Johann Peries will begin their final ascend to summit Mount Everest this week, becoming the country's first to reach the highest peak in the world, a statement said here on Monday.