Veteran Sherpa aims for record 31st ascent of Mount Everest

World's Top Everest Climber Aims to Break His Own Record

Kami Rita is back at Mount Everest and aiming for an unmatched 31st—and maybe even 32nd—summit. The 55-year-old Sherpa guide flew from Kathmandu to Everest on Sunday to lead a group of international climbers to the 29,032-foot summit, reports the AP and India Today . "I am mentally,...

Sherpa climber set to break his own record for ascents of Mount Everest

Rita departed Kathmandu on Sunday to lead a climbing expedition to the 8,849-meter summit

Veteran Sherpa aims for record 31st ascent of Mount Everest

Kami Rita, a 55-year-old Sherpa guide, is attempting to climb Mount Everest for a record-breaking 31st time. He climbed the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak twice last May. Rita flew from Kathmandu to lead a group of climbers during the spring climbing season and says he is in peak physical condition. Rita holds the current record of 30 ascents, with his closest competitor, Pasang Dawa, having summited 27 times. Full Story Veteran Sherpa guide Kam…

Famed climber to scale Mt. Everest for 31st time, break own record

Kami Rita, record-breaking Everest guide, to lead a group of climbers who will try to reach the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) summit during the spring climbing season

Nepalese Kami Rita is attempting to conquer Mount Everest for the thirty-second time during the spring climbing season.

Famed Sherpa guide will attempt to climb Mount Everest for a 31st time and break his own record

One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to scale the world’s highest peak for the 31st time — and possibly the 32nd time as well — and break his own record.