Record-breaking mountaineers Kristin Harila and Tenjin Sherpa arrive in Kathmandu

Record-breaking mountaineering duo Kristin Harila and Tenjin "Lama" Sherpa were greeted with a heroes' welcome in Nepal on Saturday after the pair successfully conquered the world's highest peaks.

The Norwegian climber and her Nepali guide set the record last month for the fastest summit of all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre mountains, completing the feat in only 92 days. The pair surpassed Nepal-born British adventurer Nirmal Purja's 2019 record of six months and six days.

Sherpas performed religious rites and a band played songs as the team arrived in Kathmandu while several hundred well-wishers held out flowers and waved national flags. The pair, joined by other record-holding climbers, stood on a van adorned with garlands and took a victory tour around the city.