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Climbing / 22 May 2024
Nepal sherpa scales Everest for record 30th time
Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita returning after scaling Mount Everest for the 28th time arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 25, 2023
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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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