Nepal's 'Everest Man' sets new record with 29th climb
Nepal's legendary mountaineer, Kami Rita Sherpa, also known as the 'Everest Man,' has set a new world record by scaling Mount Everest for the 29th time. The 54-year-old climber and guide achieved this feat on Sunday morning, surpassing his previous record of 28 ascents. Prior to this expedition, Sherpa had stated that he "has no plan of climbing Sagarmatha (Nepalese name for Mount Everest) for any specified number of times."
Sherpa's journey began in Kathmandu with 28 climbers
Sherpa began his record-breaking expedition from Kathmandu, leading a team of approximately 28 climbers. The expedition was organized by 'Seven Summit Treks's, where Sherpa serves as a senior guide. The Department of Tourism confirmed that Sherpa reached the summit of Everest at 7:25am (NST) on Sunday. Sherpa's record-setting achievement marks the highest number of ascents on the world's tallest peak in the 71-year-long history of Sagarmatha climbing.
Sherpa's career: From porter to record-breaking climber
Born into the Sherpa community at the foothills of Everest, Kami Rita began his career as a porter before transitioning into a climbing guide. He completed his first ascent in 1994 when he was just 24 years old. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Sherpa has scaled Everest nearly every year since his first climb. The first successful ascent of Everest was made by New Zealand's Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953.
