Nepal’s Sherpa Guide Regains Title for Most Climbs of Mount Everest After 27th Trip

Nepal’s Sherpa Guide Regains Title for Most Climbs of Mount Everest After 27th Trip
Nepalese veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita waves as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 20, 2018. Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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KATHMANDU, Nepal—One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on Wednesday, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equaled his previous record.

Kami Rita, 53, reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit guiding a group of climbers on the world’s highest mountain, and was safe and in good health, said Mingma Sherpa of the Kathmandu-based Seven Summit Treks.