Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa sets a new record

Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa sets a new record

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Category : International Published on: May 10 2022

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  • A Nepalese Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 26th time, beating his own previous record set last year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Everest has been climbed 10,657 times since it was first scaled in 1953 from Nepali and Tibetan sides.
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