Wednesday marked the record 30th ascent of Mount Everest by a Nepali sherpa guide, who made the trek for the second time in ten days, according to an official statement.
It is not uncommon for regular climbers to require several days to reach the top of Everest, and it is quite uncommon for mountaineers to complete many ascents quickly.
The 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) mountain was scaled by 54-year-old Kami Rita Sherpa via the conventional southeast ridge route, according to Nepali tourism director Khim Lal Gautam.
On May 12, Kami Rita had ascended the summit for the 29th time.
Gautam, the head of the field office responsible for monitoring and facilitating the expedition at the base camp, stated on the social media platform X that the climber had “broken his own record… this marks his 30th ascent to the top of the world.”
Since her initial ascent of Everest in 1994, Kami Rita has nearly always ascended the peak, except three years when the government closed the mountain for unspecified reasons.
After Kami Rita, only one other sherpa climber has reached the peak of Everest 27 times.
In Nepal, which is home to eight of the world’s fourteen highest peaks, mountain climbing is a popular tourist attraction, a major source of income, and a job.
According to officials, information about Kami Rita‘s early Wednesday climb was still pending.
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