
Nepali Sherpa Kami Rita sets new Everest record with 27th ascent.
Nepali Sherpa Kami Rita Sherpa has set a new record by scaling Mount Everest for the 27th time, beating his own previous record. The 53-year-old climber reached the summit early on Wednesday, guiding a foreign climber along the traditional southeast ridge route. Kami Rita first climbed Everest in 1994 and has climbed it almost every year since then, except in 2014, 2015 and 2020, when climbing was halted for various reasons.

