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The Hindu
17-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Defence Secretary lauds mountaineering expeditions to Mt. Everest and Mt. Kilimanjaro
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Thursday (July 17, 2025) lauded the teams which went on mountaineering expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro. The expedition to Mount Everest was conducted to commemorate 60 years of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh today flagged-in the successful mountaineering expeditions to Mt #Everest and Mt #Kilimanjaro, undertaken by teams from premier MoD institutes including NIM, @HMIDarjeeling, @jimwsofficial and NIMAS. The Kilimanjaro expedition featured a… — Ministry of Defence, Government of India (@SpokespersonMoD) July 17, 2025 The Defence Secretary lauded the indomitable spirit of both the teams, emphasising that these missions were not just about scaling the peaks but also about showcasing India's mountaineering excellence and leadership in adventure sports activities. By successfully summiting Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro, the teams have set new benchmarks to inspire young mountaineers across the country and the world at large, he said. Mr. Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had always emphasised the importance of youth empowerment, self-reliance and adventure as a source of building a strong, resilient and fearless India. He termed the four mountaineering institutes of the Ministry of Defence — NIM, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM & WS) and the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) — as the shining examples of this vision.
Express Tribune
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Nepali Sherpa Kami Rita breaks record with 31st Mt. Everest climb
Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, a Nepali mountaineer, waves towards the media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 28th time, creating a new record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2023. PHOTO:REUTERS Listen to article Nepali Sherpa guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday, breaking the record he set last year. The 55-year-old reached the 8,849-metre (29,032 foot) peak - the highest in the world - by the traditional southeast ridge route, officials said, adding that 27 other Sherpas also accompanied the group. Kami Rita, who uses only his first name, first climbed Everest in 1994 and has done so every year except for three years when authorities closed the mountain to climbers for various reasons. JUST IN: Renowned Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa has successfully scaled Mt #Everest (8848.86 m) for a record 31st time this morning 27.05.2025, 04:00 NPT. CONGRATULATIONS! Photo Courtesy: Seven Summit Treks. — Everest Today (@EverestToday) May 27, 2025 More than 8,000 people have climbed Mount Everest since it was first scaled by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. After Kami Rita, another Sherpa, Pasang Dawa, has ascended Everest the most with 29 climbs. Among non-Sherpa climbers, the record is held by British guide Kenton Cool who has accomplished the feat 19 times, followed by American climbers Dave Hahn and Garrett Madison with 15 times each. One of the poorest countries in the world, Nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 highest peaks and is heavily reliant on climbing, trekking, and tourism for foreign exchange. Guiding foreign climbers to Everest and other peaks provides crucial family income to many Sherpas. Authorities have issued 468 permits to climbers for Everest this March-May climbing season, and more than 300 climbers and Sherpas have already scaled the peak, officials said. The Everest Man did it again! 31st Ascent of Mt. Everest (Sagarmatha) 🏔️ Massive congratulations to the legendary Kami Rita Sherpa on his 31st successful ascent of Everest — the highest number of ascents by anyone in history - with @sevensummittreks Kami Rita reached the… — Seven Summit Treks 🇳🇵 (@sst8848) May 27, 2025 Two climbers are known to have died on the mountain this month and there have also been unconfirmed reports of other deaths.
