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Kami Rita Sherpa achieves record 31st Everest summit

A veteran guide led an Indian Army team to the peak in the closing days of Nepal’s spring climbing season

Overview

  • A veteran of Everest expeditions since 1994, he has returned almost every year for more than three decades
  • He guided a 22-member Indian Army Adventure Wing team along the southeast ridge route to the summit
  • Nepal issued 468 permits for Everest this season, generating over $5 million in climbing royalties
  • More than 300 climbers and Sherpas have reached Everest’s summit so far this spring, with two fatalities at high camp
  • He has also scaled K2, Cho Oyu, Manaslu and Lhotse, highlighting his extensive high-altitude experience