Nepali Kami Rita Sherpa scales Everest record 24 times: with one more to go by imgsharma
FILE PHOTO: Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali mountaineer waves towards the media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for a 22nd time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo
KATHMANDU - A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest a record 24th time on Tuesday, an official said, his second ascent in just a week, and he has set his sights on one more climb before he retires. Kami Rita Sherpa, 49, reached the 8,850 meter summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, tourism department official Mira Acharya said.
The route was pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953 and remains the most popular snow trail leading to the highest point on Earth. Two other climbers, both sherpas, have scaled Everest 21 times each. They have both retired from mountaineering.“I am still strong and want to climb Sagarmatha 25 times,” Kami told Reuters before leaving for his 23rd climb, referring to the Nepali name for Everest.
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