Kathmandu, Nepal— Kami Rita, a renowned Sherpa mountain guide, successfully scaled Mount Everest for the 30th time on Wednesday, marking his second ascent to the summit of the globe this month.
According to Khim Lal Gautam, a government official at the base camp, the 54-year-old, who is identified as “Everest Man,” reached the 29,032-foot summit at 7:49 a.m.
On May 12, he led foreign clients on his inaugural ascent of the current climbing season.
He informed Agence France-Presse that he was “grateful for the record, but records are ultimately broken” after the 29th climb. I am even more delighted that my ascents contribute to Nepal’s global recognition.
Additionally, he made two ascents of Everest last year, establishing a new record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain on the first ascent and extending it less than a week later.
According to the Reuters news agency, it is exceedingly uncommon for climbers to ascend Everest more than once in a brief period, as it typically necessitates several days.
Pasang Dawa, a fellow Sherpa guide, has 27 successful ascents of the mountain, which is his closest competitor for the most Everest climbs.
In 1994, Rita ascended Mount Everest for the first time, and she has since made the journey almost annually. He is one of numerous Sherpa guides whose proficiency and abilities are essential to the safety and success of foreign climbers who aspire to reach the summit of the mountain on an annual basis.
His father was one of the first Sherpa guides. Kami Rita has climbed numerous peaks that are among the highest in the globe, including K2, Cho Oyu, Manaslu, and Lhotse, in addition to his Everest climbs.
This climbing season, which concludes in a few days, has seen over 450 adventurers ascend Mount Everest from the Nepali side of the peak in the southern region, according to officials.
This season, Nepalese authorities issued hundreds of climbing permits to foreign climbers, and at least as many local Sherpa guides accompanied them.
Edmund Hillary, a New Zealander, and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepali Sherpa, were the first to ascend Everest in 1953.
Nepal is home to eight of the world’s fourteen highest summits, and mountain climbing is a significant tourist attraction.
