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Kami Rita Sherpa has scaled the summit of the world's highest mountain almost every year since 1994

A Nepali sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday, beating his own record, a government official and his hiking company said. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, scaled the 8,849 meter (29,032-foot) mountain early in the morning along the traditional southeast ridge route, guiding a foreign climber. "Yes, Kami Rita climbed Sagarmatha for…

Kami Rita Sherpa has scaled the summit of the world's highest mountain almost every year since 1994. On the same day, however, a Moldovan climber became the fifth fatality on Everest this year.

Kami Rita reclaims record after another Nepalese Sherpa tied it by reaching Himalayan peak for the 26th time on Sunday.

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Nepali sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday, beating his own record, a government o...

Kami Rita scaled Everest for the first time in 1994

‘Strong climber’ Kami Rita Sherpa beats own record for number of ascents on world’s highest mountain

Kami Rita Sherpa, a Nepali mountain guide, scaled Mount Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday, beating his own record, a government official and his hiking company said.

KATHMANDU (Reuters) — A Nepali sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time on Sunday, hiking officials said, becoming the world’s second person to achieve the feat.

KATHMANDU — A Nepali sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time on Sunday (May 14), hiking officials said, becoming the world's second person to achieve the feat. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, stood atop the 8,849-metre peak, sharing the record number of summits with Kami Rita Sherpa, said Bigyan Koirala, a government tourism official. Kami Rita, who is also...