A 54-year-old Nepalese climber known as “Everest Man” yesterday reached the peak of the world’s highest mountain for a record 30th time, three decades after his first summit.
Kami Rita Sherpa, who broke his own record after climbing the 8,849m peak for the 29th time earlier this month, has previously said that he was “just working” and did not plan on setting records.
“Kami Rita reached the summit this morning. Now he has made a new record with 30 summits of Everest,” said Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks, his expedition organizer.
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Kami Rita Sherpa first stood on the top of Everest in 1994 when working for a commercial expedition.
Since then he has climbed Everest almost every year, guiding clients.
“I am glad for the record, but records are eventually broken,” he said after his 29th climb on May 12. “I am more happy that my climbs help Nepal be recognized in the world.”
Last year, Kami Rita Sherpa climbed Everest twice to reclaim his record after another guide, Pasang Dawa Sherpa, equaled his number of ascents.
He has also conquered other 8,000m peaks including the world’s second-highest mountain, K2 in Pakistan.
His summit yesterday came as the season’s death toll climbed to five.
A Romanian climber died during a bid to scale Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain, his expedition organizer said.
“He was found dead in his tent on Camp Three on Monday morning by his guide,” said Mohan Lamsal of Makalu Adventure, naming the climber as Gabriel Viorel Tabara.
Earlier this week, two Mongolian climbers went missing and were later found dead after reaching Everest’s summit.
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