KATHMANDU, MAY 17
Legendary climber Kami Rita today broke his own record by scaling the world's highest peak for the 27th time.
Kami Rita, 53, made the 27th successful ascent of Mt Everest at 8:30am today, said Mingma Sherpa Chairman at Seven Summit Treks.
Kami Rita has set a world record for the most successful ascents on Mt Everest. Earlier, Pasang Dawa Sherpa has equalized his record scaling Everest for 26 times.
Kami Rita, who is working as a Senior Climbing Guide at Seven Summit Treks Pvt Ltd, had scaled the Mt Everest for the first time in 1994 May 13.
Between 1994 to 2023 he scaled the peak 27 times, K2 and Lhotse one time, Manaslu thrice, and Cho Oyu eight times. Kami Rita Sherpa, as such, holds the record for 'Most climbs over 8000m'.
