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Dubai Eye
3 days ago
- Sport
- Dubai Eye
Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 31st time
File photo/AFP Nepali Sherpa guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday, breaking the record he set last year. The 55-year-old reached the 29,032 foot peak - the highest in the world - by the traditional southeast ridge route while guiding a 22-member Indian army team, officials said, adding that 27 other Sherpas also accompanied the group. "He is a very passionate climber," said Pasang Phurba, director of the Seven Summit Treks company for which Kami Rita works, adding that Rita was currently descending to lower camps. Rita first climbed Everest in 1994 and has done so every year except for three years when authorities closed the mountain to climbers for various reasons. More than 8,000 people have climbed Mount Everest since it was first scaled by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. After Rita, another Sherpa, Pasang Dawa, has ascended Everest the most with 29 climbs. Among non-Sherpa climbers, the record is held by British guide Kenton Cool who has accomplished the feat 19 times, followed by American climbers Dave Hahn and Garrett Madison with 15 times each. One of the poorest countries in the world, Nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 highest peaks and is heavily reliant on climbing, trekking, and tourism for foreign exchange. Guiding foreign climbers to Everest and other peaks provides crucial family income to many Sherpas. Authorities have issued 468 permits to climbers for Everest this March-May climbing season, and more than 300 climbers and Sherpas have already scaled the peak, officials said. Two climbers are known to have died on the mountain this month and there have also been unconfirmed reports of other deaths.
The Star
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
‘Everest Man' on top of the world after breaking own record
A 55-year-old Nepali climber dubbed 'Everest Man' reached the peak of the world's highest mountain for a record 31st time, more than three decades after his first summit. 'Massive congratulations to the legendary Kami Rita Sherpa (pic) on his 31st successful ascent of Everest, the highest number of ascents by anyone in history,' expedition organiser Seven Summit Treks said. 'Kami Rita Sherpa needs no introduction. He is not just a national climbing hero, but a global symbol of Everest itself.' Sherpa first stood on the top of Mount Everest in 1994 when working for a commercial expedition. He has climbed Everest almost every year since, guiding clients. Sherpa, speaking a year ago after he had climbed the 8,849m peak for the 29th and 30th times, said that he was 'just working' and did not plan on setting records. 'I am glad for the record, but records are eventually broken,' he said in May 2024. 'I am more happy that my climbs help Nepal be recognised in the world.' Seven Summit Treks said he completed the climb yesterday as the leader of an Indian army team, adding that he 'not only reached the summit himself, but also led and guided the last remaining members of the team to the top'. Another Nepali climber, Tashi Gyalzen Sherpa, 29, returned to the capital Kathmandu the same day after he made a record-breaking four summits of Everest in just 15 days, completing the last on May 23, according to 8K Expeditions. 'I feel proud, it was a very difficult task but I made it a success,' Gyalzen Sherpa said after landing in Kathmandu, where his family and mountaineering fans welcomed him. 'Earlier, many pioneers have scaled the Everest many times, but not four times in one season.' The records come as the spring climbing season nears its end. More than 500 climbers and their guides have already reached the summit of Everest since the route opened, taking advantage of brief spells of good weather, according to Nepal's tourism department. The season has so far recorded the fewest number of deaths on Everest in recent years. Two climbers, a Filipino and an Indian, have died on its high camps. Nepal has issued more than 1,100 permits for mountaineers this season, including 458 for Everest, earning more than US$5mil (RM21mil) in royalties. Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks. — AFP
ARN News Center
4 days ago
- Sport
- ARN News Center
Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 31st time
Nepali Sherpa guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday, breaking the record he set last year. The 55-year-old reached the 29,032 foot peak - the highest in the world - by the traditional southeast ridge route while guiding a 22-member Indian army team, officials said, adding that 27 other Sherpas also accompanied the group. "He is a very passionate climber," said Pasang Phurba, director of the Seven Summit Treks company for which Kami Rita works, adding that Rita was currently descending to lower camps. Rita first climbed Everest in 1994 and has done so every year except for three years when authorities closed the mountain to climbers for various reasons. More than 8,000 people have climbed Mount Everest since it was first scaled by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. After Rita, another Sherpa, Pasang Dawa, has ascended Everest the most with 29 climbs. Among non-Sherpa climbers, the record is held by British guide Kenton Cool who has accomplished the feat 19 times, followed by American climbers Dave Hahn and Garrett Madison with 15 times each. One of the poorest countries in the world, Nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 highest peaks and is heavily reliant on climbing, trekking, and tourism for foreign exchange. Guiding foreign climbers to Everest and other peaks provides crucial family income to many Sherpas. Authorities have issued 468 permits to climbers for Everest this March-May climbing season, and more than 300 climbers and Sherpas have already scaled the peak, officials said. Two climbers are known to have died on the mountain this month and there have also been unconfirmed reports of other deaths.
See - Sada Elbalad
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Nepali Climber Set New Record for Climbing Everest by Reaching Summit for 31st Time
Rana Atef On Tuesday, a Nepali climber reached the peak of the world's highest mountain, Everest, for a record 31st time more than three decades after his first summit. Seven Summit Treks, the expedition organizers, said, "Massive congratulations to the legendary Kami Rita Sherpa on his 31st successful ascent of Everest -- the highest number of ascents by anyone in history." "Kami Rita Sherpa needs no introduction. He is not just a national climbing hero, but a global symbol of Everest itself," it added. Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for the first time in 1994 when working for a commercial expedition. He has climbed Everest almost every year since, guiding clients. Sherpa, speaking a year ago after he had climbed the mountain for the 29th and 30th times, said that he was "just working" and did not plan on setting records. "I am glad for the record, but records are eventually broken," he told Agence France-Presse (AFP) in May 2024. "I am more happy that my climbs help Nepal be recognised in the world." Seven Summit Treks said he completed the climb on Tuesday as the leader of the Indian army team, adding that he "not only reached the summit himself, but also led and guided the last remaining members of the team to the top". read more 15 Ludicrous Cosplay Costumes That Will Blow You Away Watch... Dorra's natural beauty will blow your mind in latest photo session Exercising For As Little As 150 Minutes A Week Will Make You Happier، Study Claims ARIES: Your Horoscope for April 7 FDA Now Considers Vaping A Rising Epidemic In High School Lifestyle How to make Dried salted fish (feseekh) -By Chef El-Sherbini Lifestyle Batarekh Dip & Sardine Dip Lifestyle Best of Easter cookie and cakes Lifestyle ARIES friendship News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Nepali breaks world record with 31st summit of Mount Everest
A 55-year-old Nepali man has broken his own world record for climbing Mount Everest, summiting Earth's highest mountain for the 31st time. Kami Rita, a Sherpa climbing guide known as 'Everest Man', reached the mountain's 8,849-metre (29,032ft) peak on Tuesday, 31 years after first making the summit. Officials said he reached the summit via the southeast ridge route, while acting as a guide to a 22-member Indian army team, accompanied by 27 other Sherpas. 'Massive congratulations to the legendary Kami Rita Sherpa on his 31st successful ascent of Everest, the highest number of ascents by anyone in history,' expedition organiser Seven Summit Treks said. 'Kami Rita Sherpa needs no introduction. He is not just a national climbing hero, but a global symbol of Everest itself,' it added. A director for the company said Kami Rita was making his way down to lower camps on Tuesday. Kami Rita, the son of a Sherpa guide, first climbed Everest in 1994, and has made it to the summit nearly every year since, other than during years when authorities closed the mountain to climbers. Speaking to the AFP news agency in May 2024 after a previous record-breaking climb, Kami Rita said he was not especially motivated by setting records, and that he was 'just working'. 'I am glad for the record, but records are eventually broken,' he said. 'I am more happy that my climbs help Nepal be recognised in the world.' The climber with the second highest number of Everest summits to their name is another Sherpa, Pasang Dawa, with 29. The pair have been in competition for who can make it to the top of Everest the most times. Himal Gautam, director of the mountaineering and adventure section of Nepal's tourist ministry, told AFP Kami Rita's achievement had 'helped to take Nepal's mountaineering sector to the next height'. More than 8,000 people have reached the peak of Mount Everest since it was first summited by Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953.
