Srinagar: The incredible “Everest Man”, Kami Rita has shattered his own to scale World’s Highest Peak Mount Everest for the 29th time.
“The 53 year old Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa considered one of the world’s most skilled climbing guides on Mount Everest has reached the highest peak for the 29th time, beating his own record for most times to the summit,” according to expedition organisers.
Kami Rita reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak early morning on Sunday, said Mingma Sherpa from Seven Summits Treks.
Mingma Sherpa said the weather on the mountain was good and favourable for climbing to the summit.
“Back again for the 29th summit to the top of the world…One man’s job, another man/woman’s dream,” Rita posted on his Instagram from base camp last week.
Rita had climbed Mount Everest twice last year, setting the record for most climbs on his first expedition and adding to it less than a week later.
He and Pasang Dawa have been competing with each other for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak. Dawa has made it to the top of the mountain 27 times.
Rita first climbed Everest in 1994 and has been climbing to the top almost every year since, earning the nickname “Everest Man”.