Legendary climber Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Everest for 28 times on Tuesday regaining the record for the most Everest summits said his expedition agency Seven Summit Treks.
Kami Rita, 53, stood atop the summit (8,848.84m) of the world’s tallest peak at 9:30 am with his teammates, Seven Summit Treks, his expedition agency announced on Twitter.
With this, he has regained the title of most Everest summit. On Monday, another famed climber Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, had equalized the record of most ascent.
Pasang Dawa is descending to the base camp today after successful summit. It’s not clear whether Pasang will try third summit in a season.
A native of Thame village in Solukhumbu, Kami Rita has been guiding foreign climbers to the world’s highest peak for over two decades.
His mountaineering journey began in 1992 when he joined an expedition to Everest as a support staff member. Kami Rita scaled Everest in 1994 for the first time. Since then, Kami Rita has fearlessly embarked on numerous expeditions, summiting Everest multiple times.
Kami Rita’s achievements extend beyond Everest, as he has also conquered other formidable peaks, including K2, Cho Oyu, Lhotse, and Manaslu.
Kami Rita’s world record, however, is in stake as another Nepali guide Pasang Dawa, from his native district, scaled the Everest 26 times two days ago. Pasang is 7 years younger than Kami Rita and capable of climbing Everest twice in the same season.
Pasang Dawa is also from Khumbu region. His first ascent on Everest was in 1998. Since then, he has been climbing Everest almost every years and sometimes twice in a season.
