Sherpa ties world record with 26th Mount Everest ascent.
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Pasang Dawa Sherpa, a Sherpa guide, has scaled Mount Everest for the 26th time, matching the record set by fellow Nepalese guide Kami Rita for the most ascents of the world's highest peak. The climbing season has begun, and hundreds of climbers are expected to attempt to scale the peak over the next few weeks. This year also marks the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay.
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