Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
The Hindu
Nepali Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, regains his title of most climbs of Mount Everest by scaling the mountain for the 27th time
One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on May 17, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record.
Kami Rita, 53, reached the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) summit guiding a group of climbers on the world’s highest mountain, and was safe and in good health, said Mingma Sherpa of the Kathmandu-based Seven Summit Treks.
A fellow Nepali Sherpa guide, Pasang Dawa, scaled the peak on May 14 for the 26th time, equalling Mr. Kami Rita’s record last year.
The season’s first wave of climbers reached the summit over the weekend as Sherpa guides fixed ropes and made paths for the hundreds who will attempt to scale the peak over the remaining days of May.
May is the best month to climb Everest since it has the best weather conditions. There are generally only a few windows with good weather on the highest section of the mountain in May that enable climbers to reach the summit.
After the end of May, the weather on the mountain deteriorates, and climbing becomes dangerous.