Nepali sherpa becomes world’s second person to scale Everest 26 times

Nepalese climber Kami Rita Sherpa climbed the top of Everest on Wednesday for the 27th time and again secured the title of climber who reached the top of the world's highest mountain most times.

Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on Wednesday, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record.

Nepal Sherpa guide sets record for most climbs of Mount Everest with 27

A Nepal Sherpa guide set a new record Wednesday for the number of times a single climber has scaled Mount Everest. Kami Rita, 53, reached the peak of the 29,032-foot mountain for the 27th time, just three days after a fellow Sherpa matched his previous record of 26, officials say.  "Very inspirational to see a local climber continue pushing the limits on Mount Everest," American climber Garrett Madison, who was with Rita on five of his ascents,…

Nepali mountaineer climbs Everest for record 27th time

Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for the 27th time on Wednesday, reclaiming the record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain. "He successfully reached the summit this morning guiding a Vietnamese climber," Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks, his expedition organiser, told AFP. Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks, including the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) Everest, and welcomes hund

Nepal climber Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for record 27th time

Kathmandu, May 17 (EFE).- Nepal climber Kami Rita Sherpa, who holds the record for the most ascents of Mount Everest, broke his own record on Wednesday by climbing the world’s highest peak for the 27th time. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the summit of the 8,849-meter mountain at 8:30 am, Mingma Sherpa, the managing director of Seven Summit Treks, the company organizing the expedition, told EFE. Kami Rita’s mountaineering career began in 1992 whe…

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

Nepali Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, regains his title of most climbs of Mount Everest by scaling the mountain for the 27th time