Nepali Climber Kami Rita Sherpa Scales Mount Everest For 26th Time, Beats His Own Record
The record-breaking climber achieved the feat Saturday evening as he was part of an 11-member Nepali team which reached the summit of 8,848.86 metres.
A Nepali mountaineer identified as Kami Rita Sherpa has created history by scaling Mount Everest for the 26th time. The man has broken his own record that was set last year.
He scaled Everest on Saturday along the southeast ridge route. This time, he was leading 10 other Sherpa climbers. The climbing route, which is the most popular one, was pioneered by Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953.
"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 Nepal's capital.
Pictures of this expedition were shared by Chhang Dawa Sherpa. He wrote: "The first team of climbers reached the summit of Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest 8848.86m)at 18:55 (Nepal Time), 11 climbing Sherpas from Seven Summit Treks under the management of Expedition Operators of Nepal (EOA) have reached the top of Mount Everest."
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?The first team of climbers reached the summit of Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest 8848.86m)at 18:55 (Nepal Time), 11 climbing Sherpas from Seven Summit Treks under the management of Expedition Operators of Nepal (EOA) have reached the top of Mount Everest. pic.twitter.com/VVnJcmYjha
Kami also shared the news on Instagram and shared the names of all the people who covered the distance along with him. He was the leader of the entire expedition.
The man first scaled Everest back in 1994. Since then, he has been making trips to the summit almost every year. He has more than 35 years of mountaineering experience. He followed in his father¡¯s footsteps and became a mountain guide.
This year Nepal has issued 316 permits to climb Everest in the peak season.
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