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World > Asia & Oceania
Nepali climbs Mount Everest for 29th time
By Agence France-Presse
May 13, 2024 12:28 am

KATHMANDU – Nepali mountain climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for the 29th time Sunday, breaking his own record for the most summits of the world's highest peak.

'Kami Rita reached the summit this morning. Now he has made a new record with 29 summits of Everest,' Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks, his expedition organizer, told AFP.

RECORD BREAKER Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa reached the peak of Mount Everest for the 29th time on May 12, 2024, breaking his own record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain. AFP PHOTO

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