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Ammon
3 days ago
- Sport
- Ammon
Famed Sherpa guide climbs Mount Everest for the record 31st time
Ammon News - Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world's highest Rita, 55, guided a group of clients reaching the summit in the early morning, according to Mingma Sherpa of the Kathmandu-based Seven Summits Treks. He was in good health and descending from the summit with other climbers to the base camp, he heading to the mountain, Kami Rita had told The Associated Press he would try to climb to the top for the 31st or even possibly 32nd time. He made two successful climbs last had attempted to climb to the summit a few days ago but was forced to turn back due to bad Rita, 55, first climbed Everest in 1994 and has been making the trip nearly every year since. He is one of many Sherpa guides whose expertise and skills are vital to the safety and success of foreign climbers aspiring to stand on top of the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) mountain each was first climbed in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. AP
Glasgow Times
4 days ago
- Glasgow Times
Famed Sherpa guide climbs Mount Everest for record 31st time
Kami Rita, 55, guided a group of clients reaching the summit in the early morning, according to Mingma Sherpa of the Kathmandu-based Seven Summits Treks. He was in good health and descending from the summit with other climbers to the base camp, he said. Before heading to the mountain, Kami Rita had told The Associated Press he would try to climb to the top for the 31st or even possibly 32nd time. He made two successful climbs last year. He had attempted to climb to the summit a few days ago but was forced to turn back due to bad weather. Kami Rita, 55, first climbed Everest in 1994 (Alamy/PA) Hundreds of climbers have attempted to climb Mount Everest from the Nepali side of the peak in the south this season, which ends this weekend. Most climbing of Everest and nearby Himalayan peaks is done in April and May, when weather conditions are most favourable. Kami Rita, 55, first climbed Everest in 1994 and has been making the trip nearly every year since. He is one of many Sherpa guides whose expertise and skills are vital to the safety and success of foreign climbers aspiring to stand on top of the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) mountain each year. His father was among the first Sherpa mountain guides. In addition to Everest, Kami Rita has climbed other peaks that are among the world's highest, including K2, Cho Oyu, Manaslu and Lhotse. His closest competitor for the most climbs of Mount Everest is fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa, who has made 29 successful ascents of the mountain. Everest was first climbed in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
Sky News
4 days ago
- General
- Sky News
Mount Everest guide breaks own record with 31st summit
A veteran Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, beating his own record. Kami Rita, who first climbed Everest in 1994, reached the summit of the world's highest mountain on Tuesday. The Nepali guided a group of clients and reached the summit in the early morning, according to Kathmandu-based Seven Summits Treks. Before embarking on the record-breaking climb, the 55-year-old told the Associated Press news agency he would possibly even climb to the top for the 32nd time, after he made two successful climbs last year. He is one of many Sherpa guides whose expertise and skills are vital to the safety and success of foreign climbers aspiring to stand on top of the mountain, which stands at 8,849m. In addition to Everest, he has climbed other peaks that are among the world's highest, including K2, Cho Oyu, Manaslu and Lhotse. Fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa, who has made 29 successful ascents of Everest, is his closest challenger for the record. Most people who climb Everest and the nearby Himalayas do so in April and May, when the weather is more favourable. The mountain was first climbed in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for a record-breaking 31st time
Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world's highest mountain. Kami Rita, 55, guided a group of clients reaching the summit in the early morning, according to Mingma Sherpa of the Kathmandu-based Seven Summits Treks. He was in good health and descending from the summit with other climbers to the base camp, he said. Before heading to the mountain, Kami Rita had told The Associated Press he would try to climb to the top for the 31st or even possibly 32nd time. He made two successful climbs last year. He had attempted to climb to the summit a few days ago but was forced to turn back due to bad weather. Hundreds of climbers have attempted to climb Mount Everest from the Nepali side of the peak in the south this season, which ends this weekend. Most climbing of Everest and nearby Himalayan peaks is done in April and May, when weather conditions are most favorable. Kami Rita, 55, first climbed Everest in 1994 and has been making the trip nearly every year since. He is one of many Sherpa guides whose expertise and skills are vital to the safety and success of foreign climbers aspiring to stand on top of the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) mountain each year. His father was among the first Sherpa mountain guides. In addition to Everest, Kami Rita has climbed other peaks that are among the world's highest, including K2, Cho Oyu, Manaslu and Lhotse. His closest competitor for the most climbs of Mount Everest is fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa, who has made 29 successful ascents of the mountain. Everest was first climbed in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
BreakingNews.ie
4 days ago
- General
- BreakingNews.ie
Famed Sherpa guide climbs Mount Everest for record 31st time
Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world's highest mountain. Kami Rita, 55, guided a group of clients reaching the summit in the early morning, according to Mingma Sherpa of the Kathmandu-based Seven Summits Treks. He was in good health and descending from the summit with other climbers to the base camp, he said. Advertisement Before heading to the mountain, Kami Rita had told The Associated Press he would try to climb to the top for the 31st or even possibly 32nd time. He made two successful climbs last year. He had attempted to climb to the summit a few days ago but was forced to turn back due to bad weather. Kami Rita, 55, first climbed Everest in 1994 (Alamy/PA) Hundreds of climbers have attempted to climb Mount Everest from the Nepali side of the peak in the south this season, which ends this weekend. Most climbing of Everest and nearby Himalayan peaks is done in April and May, when weather conditions are most favourable. Kami Rita, 55, first climbed Everest in 1994 and has been making the trip nearly every year since. He is one of many Sherpa guides whose expertise and skills are vital to the safety and success of foreign climbers aspiring to stand on top of the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) mountain each year. Advertisement His father was among the first Sherpa mountain guides. In addition to Everest, Kami Rita has climbed other peaks that are among the world's highest, including K2, Cho Oyu, Manaslu and Lhotse. His closest competitor for the most climbs of Mount Everest is fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa, who has made 29 successful ascents of the mountain. Everest was first climbed in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. Advertisement
