Kathmandu (Nepal) (AFP) – A Nepali climber dubbed the "Everest Man", Kami Rita Sherpa, scaled Mount Everest for a record 32nd time Sunday, while Lhakpa Sherpa broke her own women's record with an 11th summit.
Issued on: 17/05/2026 - 09:28
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A Nepali climber dubbed the "Everest Man", Kami Rita Sherpa, scaled Mount Everest for a record 32nd time Sunday © Prakash MATHEMA / AFP
"This is another milestone in Nepal's mountaineering history," Himal Gautam, spokesperson for Nepal's Tourism Department, told AFP.Kami Rita Sherpa, 56, first stood on the top of Mount Everest in 1994 while working for a commercial expedition.Since then, he has climbed Everest almost every year, guiding clients.Lhakpa Sherpa, 52, known as the "Mountain Queen", first stood on the top of Everest in 2000, becoming the first Nepali woman to successfully summit and descend the world's highest peak."Their record gives greater excitement to other climbers," Gautam added."By breaking records through healthy competition on Everest, will help make climbing safer, more dignified, and better managed."'Just working'Kami Rita Sherpa, speaking in 2024, after another ascent of the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak said that he was "just working" and did not plan on setting records.
