Nepalese Sherpa, 52, scales Mount Everest for 26th time to beat his own record for the most climbs
Nepalese Sherpa, 52, scales Mount Everest for 26th time to beat his own record for the most climbs of the world’s highest peak
Kami Rita Sherpa, 52, has beaten his own world record for climbs of EverestThe Nepalese man said he wanted the achievement for his family and countryHis father was one of the first Sherpa guides for foreign mountaineers in the 50sThe 29,035-foot peak has been scaled 10,657 times since the first climb in 1953
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A Nepali Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, outdoing his own previous world record set last year.
Kami Rita Sherpa, 52, climbed to the top of the summit on Saturday while guiding 10 other Sherpas along the southeast ridge route up the 29,035-foot peak.
‘Kami Rita has broken his own record and established a new world record in climbing’, said Taranath Adhikari, director general of the Department of Tourism in capital Kathmandu.
The record-breaker’s wife, Jangmu, said she was happy over her husband’s achievement.
Born to a mountain-climbing family, Kami Rita is the son of one of the first professional Sherpa guides, who led foreign mountaineers up Everest after Nepal opened up to outsiders in 1950.
Kami Rita Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, outdoing his own previous record set last year
The 52-year-old Sherpa was guiding a group of 10 Sherpas up the summit along the southeast ridge route yesterday when he achieved the record-breaking feat
In addition, Kami Rita’s brother has notched up 17 climbs to the top of Mount Everest.
Having racked up 21 climbs by 2017, Kami Rita was tied number one with Apa Sherpa and Phurba Tashi Sherpa – both of whom subsequently retired, leaving the path clear for Kami Rita.
In 2018, after taking the number one position with 22 climbs, Kami Rita announced his ambition to reach 25 before his retirement.
Kami Rita said: I plan to do this ‘not just for myself but for my family, the Sherpa people and for my country, Nepal.’
He completed his 25th summit of Everest on May 7 2021 and yesterday he reached his 26th.
Everest has been scaled 10,657 times since it was first climbed in 1953 – with 311 deaths recorded over that timeframe
Nepal issued 408 permits to climb Everest last year – the highest in the 70 years since the country opened up to foreign mountaineers.
It comes as the Himalayan nation has faced criticism for allowing overcrowding and multiple climber deaths on the summit – with accusations that the nation has put its own economic interests ahead of foreign excursionists’ safety.
According to the Himalayan database, Everest has been scaled 10,657 times since it was first climbed in 1953, with 311 deaths recorded over the seven decades.
