Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for 26th time, breaks his own record

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Updated At : 12:58 PM May 09, 2022 IST

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26th summit for 52-yr-old Sherpa

6.55 pm (local time)

12 climbers

Kami Rita (52) has climbed Mt Everest for the 26th time, breaking his own record for most number of summits
Leading a group of 12 Sherpa climbers, Rita took the traditional southeast ridge route
He scaled 8,848.86-metre peak for the first time on May 13, 1994
Besides Mt Everest, Rita has scaled K2, Mt Lhotse, Mt Manaslu and Mt Cho Oyu

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