Nepali Sherpa Sets New Record of 28 Everest Climbs; His 2nd Ascent in a Week, 11th in Current Climbing Season

Kathmandu: A Nepali Sherpa, Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday. It was his second ascent of Mt Everest in just a week. He has already climbed the highest peak in the world, 11 times, in the current climbing season.

Kami Rita Sherpa is a 53 years old veteran mountaineer. With his 28^th climb of Mt Everest he broke his own record set less than a week back.

This was Kami Rita’s double ascent of Mt Everest this spring. On May 17, he scaled Mt Everest for the 27th time.

Kami Rita regained the title for the most number of climbs, a day after another veteran Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa equalled his previous record.

A resident of Solukhumbu district in eastern Nepal, Kami Rita first reached Everest on May 13, 1994. He works as a senior climbing guide at the Kathmandu-based Seven Summit Treks. He has also scaled other famous peaks above 8,000 metres, including Mt K2, Mt Lhotse, Mt Manaslu and Mt Cho Oyu.