‘Everest Man' on top of the world after breaking own record
'Massive congratulations to the legendary Kami Rita Sherpa (pic) on his 31st successful ascent of Everest, the highest number of ascents by anyone in history,' expedition organiser Seven Summit Treks said.
'Kami Rita Sherpa needs no introduction. He is not just a national climbing hero, but a global symbol of Everest itself.'
Sherpa first stood on the top of Mount Everest in 1994 when working for a commercial expedition.
He has climbed Everest almost every year since, guiding clients.
Sherpa, speaking a year ago after he had climbed the 8,849m peak for the 29th and 30th times, said that he was 'just working' and did not plan on setting records.
'I am glad for the record, but records are eventually broken,' he said in May 2024.
'I am more happy that my climbs help Nepal be recognised in the world.'
Seven Summit Treks said he completed the climb yesterday as the leader of an Indian army team, adding that he 'not only reached the summit himself, but also led and guided the last remaining members of the team to the top'.
Another Nepali climber, Tashi Gyalzen Sherpa, 29, returned to the capital Kathmandu the same day after he made a record-breaking four summits of Everest in just 15 days, completing the last on May 23, according to 8K Expeditions.
'I feel proud, it was a very difficult task but I made it a success,' Gyalzen Sherpa said after landing in Kathmandu, where his family and mountaineering fans welcomed him.
'Earlier, many pioneers have scaled the Everest many times, but not four times in one season.'
The records come as the spring climbing season nears its end.
More than 500 climbers and their guides have already reached the summit of Everest since the route opened, taking advantage of brief spells of good weather, according to Nepal's tourism department.
The season has so far recorded the fewest number of deaths on Everest in recent years. Two climbers, a Filipino and an Indian, have died on its high camps.
Nepal has issued more than 1,100 permits for mountaineers this season, including 458 for Everest, earning more than US$5mil (RM21mil) in royalties.
Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks. — AFP
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