KATHMANDU: Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for the 28th time on Tuesday, beating his own record less than a week after setting it, as two guides compete with each other for the title of most climbs to the world's highest peak.
The 53-year-old, considered one of the greatest mountain guides and known as the "Everest Man," reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit at 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, said expedition organizer Seven Summits Treks.
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