Nepali Sherpa ties all-time Mount Everest climbing record with 26th ascent.
Nepali Sherpa Pasang Dawa Sherpa climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, tying the world record with Kami Rita Sherpa. A Pakistani woman, Naila Kiani, also climbed the peak on Sunday, becoming the first foreign climber to summit Everest in this year's climbing season. Nepal has issued a record of 467 permits this year for foreign climbers seeking to reach the summit of Everest.
