Renowned Sherpa Reaches Mount Everest for the 30th Time
In 1994, Kami Rita, a Sherpa person, conquered Mount Everest for the first time. From then on, he's been climbing it almost annually. Now, this Nepalese man is back at the world's tallest mountain, breaking his own record!
The well-known Nepalese mountain guide, Kami Rita Sherpa, has summited Mount Everest an incredible 30 times, surpassing his previous record. The 54-year-old reached the peak, standing at an impressive 8848 meters, in the early hours. This was confirmed by a Nepalese official currently at Everest base camp.
Mingma Sherpa, head of Kami Rita Sherpa's expedition company, Seven Summit Treks, said he accompanied a group up the mountain as a guide. Kami Rita Sherpa had just climbed the mountain 1.5 weeks ago. He first scaled Mount Everest in 1994 and, as per the Guinness Book of Records, has been doing this nearly every year since - that's his job! Kami Rita Sherpa also climbed several other 8000+ meter high peaks in the Himalayas.
The Sherpas are an ethnic group native to the region, often working as guides and porters for foreign mountaineers. Kami Rita Sherpa began as a porter and later became a mountain guide.
The optimal season for climbing Mount Everest is from April to June, as this time offers the most favorable weather conditions. The mountain straddles the border between Nepal and Chinese-administered Tibet.
Ascents can be made from either country, but Nepal's are more popular. In Nepal, the permit needed to scale the mountain costs a lot less - just 11,000 US dollars (approximately 10,000 euros). The Nepalese tourism authority states that 419 mountaineers received these permits for the current climbing season.
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Kami Rita Sherpa's record-breaking ascent of Mount Everest in Nepal once again puts Kathmandu on the map for extreme sports enthusiasts around the world. The International Climbing and Mountain Federation (UIAA) is likely to recognize Kami Rita's achievement, potentially setting a new record in the Guinness Book of Records for the most summits of Mount Everest. With this feat, Kami Rita further cements Nepal's status as a premier destination for Himalayan mountaineering.
Source: www.ntv.de
