Record-setting mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa didn’t find any fixed ropes in the “death zone” on Mt Everest when he climbed the peak in the spring. Sherpa, who holds the world record for summiting 8,000-metre mountains an astounding 39 times, knows the value of the ropes for climbers crawling up the frozen slopes.

Red and white ropes were being prepared on Tuesday at the Naval Dockyard Department for the Royal-chariot procession that will take place in the heart of Bangkok as a part of the Royal Cremation Ceremonies for HM the Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.