People who live in the ... While one-third of those who die on Everest are sherpas, ... it wasn't until Edmund Hillary and sherpa Tenzing Norgay successfully summited Mount Everest in 1953 ...

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Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world's highest mountain. Kami Rita, 55 ...

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Mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record after climbing Mount Everest for the 31st time. He's seen here last year, acknowledging a crowd that celebrated his then-record 30th summit of ...

FILE - Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita is garlanded at the Tribhuvan airport as he prepares to depart to ascend Mount Everest for the record 31st time, in Kathmandu, India, on April 20, 2025.