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Nepali Mountaineer Reclaims Record by Climbing Everest for 27th Time
Nepali Mountaineer Reclaims Record by Climbing Everest for 27th Time
Sputnik India
53-year-old Kami Rita Sherpa, also known as "The Everest Man", held the title is climbing Mount Everest most time since 2018.
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Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa has scaled Mount Everest for the 27th time, reclaiming the record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain.Rita Sherpa first scaled the mountain in 1994. Since, he's been climbing every year. In 2019, the sherpa climbed Everest twice in six days.The month of May is considered one of the best seasons to scale the 8,849-metre (29,032 feet) peak due to favorable weather conditions.Meanwhile, his fellow sherpa guide Pasang Dawa scaled the summit 26th time on May 14, equaling Rita Sherpa's record.The sherpas are Nepali professionals who guide foreigners to trek the mountain. They usually carry all their basic items – food, rope, ladder, etc. – to complete the trek.Nepal is home to eight of the world's ten highest peaks – including Kangchenjunga (8,586m), Lhotse (8,816m), Makalu (8,485m), Cho Oyu (8,188m), Dhaulagiri (8,167m), Manaslu (8,163m), and Annapurna (8091m).This year, the trek to Everest was delayed after sherpa climbers fell into a section of the mountain in April. Rescuers have not been able to find them.For his part, British mountaineer Kenton Cool holds the record for the foreigner who has scaled Mount Everest the most times – 16.
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Nepali Mountaineer Reclaims Record by Climbing Everest for 27th Time
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Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, also known as "The Everest Man", previously held the title for climbing Mount Everest the most times since 2018.
Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa has scaled Mount Everest for the 27th time, reclaiming the record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain.
Rita Sherpa first scaled the mountain in 1994. Since, he's been climbing every year. In 2019, the sherpa climbed Everest twice in six days.
The month of May is considered one of the best seasons to scale the 8,849-metre (29,032 feet) peak due to favorable weather conditions.
Meanwhile, his fellow sherpa guide Pasang Dawa scaled the summit 26th time on May 14, equaling Rita Sherpa's record.
The sherpas are Nepali professionals who guide foreigners to trek the mountain. They usually carry all their basic items – food, rope, ladder, etc. – to complete the trek.
Nepal is home to eight of the world's ten highest peaks – including Kangchenjunga (8,586m), Lhotse (8,816m), Makalu (8,485m), Cho Oyu (8,188m), Dhaulagiri (8,167m), Manaslu (8,163m), and Annapurna (8091m).
This year, the trek to Everest was delayed after sherpa climbers fell into a section of the mountain in April. Rescuers have not been able to find them.
For his part, British mountaineer Kenton Cool holds the record for the foreigner who has scaled Mount Everest the most times – 16.
