He has climbed Everest almost every year since. ![]() The 52-year-old followed in his father’s footsteps and became a mountain guide, first summiting the peak in 1994. “I think about how we can increase tourism in Nepal, what can we do for more mountain climbers to come here and how can we satisfy them and make them happy.” “Some people chase records, but I have not been doing this for records,” Kami Rita Sherpa said in an interview with AFP in March, before heading off to Everest. ![]() The Himalayan nation, which is heavily reliant on climbers for foreign exchange, faced criticism for allowing overcrowding and several climber deaths on the mountains in 2019.Įverest has been climbed 10,657 times since it was first scaled in 1953 from Nepali and Tibetan sides - many have climbed multiple times, and 311 people have died so far, according to the Himalayan database.Įleven Nepali climbers reached the top of Mount Everest on Saturday, the first of hundreds of climbers expected to summit the world’s highest mountain from its southern approach in the coming weeks. This year Nepal has issued 316 permits to climb Everest in the peak season, which runs through May, compared with 408 last year, the highest ever. The climbing route used by Kami Rita was pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepal’s sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953 and remains the most popular. Kami Rita’s wife, who gave her name as Jangmu said she was happy over the achievement of her husband. He has summited four other 8,000-meter peaksK2, Lhotse, Manaslu, and Cho Oyufor a. Tras su cumbre -sábado las 18:55 (hora de. Kami Rita, 52, is from the Himalayan village of Thame and first summited Everest in 1994 at 24 years old. Between 19, Kami Rita has summited Everest 26 times, K2 and Lhotse one time each, Manaslu three times and Cho Oyu eight times. He also holds the record of 'most climbs over 8000m, said Mingma Sherpa. Kami Rita Sherpa, 52 años, firmó su vigesimosexta cima del Everest (8.848m) l iderando el grupo de once sherpas encargado de equipar la ruta de la cara sur. Kami Rita had scaled Everest for the first time on May 13, 1994. “Kami Rita has broken his own record and established a new world record in climbing,” said Taranath Adhikari, director general of the department of tourism in capital Kathmandu. Kami Rita Sherpa era el líder del equipo de once sherpas encargado de equipar la ruta de la cara sur del Everest para esta primavera 2022. Kami Rita Sherpa, 52, scaled the 8,848.86-metre mountain on Saturday along the traditional southeast ridge route leading 10 other Sherpa climbers. ![]() A Nepalese Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 26th time, beating his own previous record set last year, a government official said on Sunday.
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