Kami Rita and fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa have been competing for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak.
One of the world’s most qualified Mount Everest climbing guides has reached Earth’s highest peak for the 29th time, beating his own record for most times to the summit, according to expedition organizers.
Kami Rita peaked at 8,849 meters (29,032 feet) on Sunday morning, said Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summits Treks.
He was in good health and was already descending to the lower camps on the mountain. Mingma Sherpa said that the weather on the mountain was good and favorable for climbing to the summit.
“Back for the 29th summit to the top of the world… One man’s work, another man/woman’s dream,” Rita posted on Instagram from base camp last week.
Rita climbed Mount Everest twice last year, setting the record for most climbs on her first expedition and adding to the record less than a week later.
He and fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa have been competing with each other for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak. Dawa reached the top of the mountain 27 times.
Rita first climbed Everest in 1994 and has climbed to the top almost every year since, earning the nickname “Everest Man.” He has built a reputation as a vital guide for foreign climbers.
He builds on the legacy of his father, who was one of the first Sherpa guides.
Hundreds of people will attempt to climb the mountain this month, with Nepalese authorities issuing hundreds of climbing permits to foreign climbers.
Nepal is home to eight of the world’s 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of people each spring, when temperatures are mild and winds are light.
Last year, more than 600 climbers reached the summit of Everest, but it was also the deadliest season on the mountain, with 18 deaths.
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