A Nepali sherpa dubbed “Everest Man” has broken his own record after scaling the world’s tallest peak for the 31st time. Kami Rita, 55, reached the summit once more at 4 a.m. local time Tuesday when he led a group of Indian army officials to the top of the 29,035-foot mountain. Despite boasting the record, Kami Rita has previously suggested that the climbs are merely his day job. “I am glad for the record, but records are eventually broken,” he told news agency AFP in May last year. “I am more happy that my climbs help Nepal be recognized in the world.” The organizer of the record-breaking climb, Summit Treks, was less restrained in its appraisal. “Kami Rita Sherpa needs no introduction. He is not just a national climbing hero, but a global symbol of Everest itself,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. Kami Rita first climbed Everest in 1994. He scaled the peak twice some years, including last year and 2023. Fellow Nepali sherpa Pasang Dawa has the second most successful climbs, at 29. British mountaineer Kenton Cool holds the record for a non-sherpa, with the 51-year-old reaching the summit of Everest 19 times—most recently last week.
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