• Kami Rita Sherpa, a Nepali mountaineer, summited Mount Everest on May 7, 2022, for a record 26th time, beating his own record set last year. Reuters
    Kami Rita Sherpa, a Nepali mountaineer, summited Mount Everest on May 7, 2022, for a record 26th time, beating his own record set last year. Reuters
  • Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on May 25, 2021. AP Photos
    Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on May 25, 2021. AP Photos
  • Nepalese veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, looks on after arriving from Everest Base camp. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
    Nepalese veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, looks on after arriving from Everest Base camp. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
  • Kami Rita waves as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
    Kami Rita waves as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
  • Kami Rita receives a ceremonial scarf from friends. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
    Kami Rita receives a ceremonial scarf from friends. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
  • Kami Rita Sherpa waves as he stands between his wife and father. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
    Kami Rita Sherpa waves as he stands between his wife and father. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
  • Kami Rita Sherpa is welcomed by Sherpa community at base camp. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
    Kami Rita Sherpa is welcomed by Sherpa community at base camp. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
  • Kami Rita Sherpa is welcomed by Sherpa community at Kathmandu Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
    Kami Rita Sherpa is welcomed by Sherpa community at Kathmandu Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
  • Kami Rita Sherpa tries on a climbing jacket in Kathmandu. March 26, 2018. Prakash Mathema / AFP
    Kami Rita Sherpa tries on a climbing jacket in Kathmandu. March 26, 2018. Prakash Mathema / AFP
  • A sign points towards the Everest base camp while two trekkers walk in the Everest region in Solukhumbu district some 140km northeast of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. Prakash Mathema / AFP
    A sign points towards the Everest base camp while two trekkers walk in the Everest region in Solukhumbu district some 140km northeast of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. Prakash Mathema / AFP

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Sherpa breaks world record by climbing Everest 22 times - in pictures

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, takes record from Nepal's 'Super Sherpa'

The National

May 23, 2018

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Kami Rita Sherpa, a 48-year-old professional mountaineer guide has successfully climbed Mount Everest 22 times setting a new world record by climbing Mount Everest.

The previous record was held by Nepalese climber Appa Sherpa, who is also known as a 'Super Sherpa'.

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