The late Nepali mountaineer Min Bahadur Sherchan wanted to regain title of oldest Everest climber

Sherchan wanted to scale the peak in May when there is a window of favorable weather on the summit. (Photo | AP)

Mountaineer Min Bahadur Sherchan, left, sits for tea with his wife after finishing his morning yoga at his residence in Kathmandu on April 12. (Photo | AP)

Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, talks to the Associated Press sitting next to a photograph of him taken during his previous summit of Mount Everest at his residence in Kathmandu. (Photo | AP)

Nepalese mountaineer Min Bahadur Sherchan, does his morning yoga at his residence in Kathmandu on April 12. (Photo | AP)