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RENOWNED Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time today, completing his second climb this month to the top of the world.
Rita reached the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) summit at 7.49am, according to Khim Lal Gautam, a government official at the base camp.
His first ascent of this year’s climbing season was on May 12 guiding foreign clients.
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