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Nepali sherpa Kami Rita, also known as “Everest Man”, has scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for the most climbs up the world’s tallest peak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 55-year-old, who was guiding a group of Indian army officials up the mountain, reached its 8,894m summit at 04:00 local time on Tuesday (23:15 GMT Monday).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Kami Rita Sherpa needs no introduction. He is not just a national climbing hero, but a global symbol of Everest itself,” expedition organiser Seven Summit Treks said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kami Rita first summited Everest in 1994 guiding a commercial expedition and has made the peak almost ever year since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He scaled it twice some years, like in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His closest competitor for the Everest record is fellow Nepali sherpa Pasang Dawa, who scaled the peak 29 times – the latest attempt made last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kami Rita has previously told media how his climbs are just work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I am glad for the record, but records are eventually broken,” he told AFP in May last year. “I am more happy that my climbs help Nepal be recognised in the world.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this month, Kami Rita posted snippets of life on Everest, including one of the Puja ceremony, a Tibetan Buddhist ritual done before Everest expeditions to pray for a safe and successful climb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n