Kami Rita Sherpa

Nepali sherpa guide and Mount Everest climber

Kami Rita Sherpa is a Nepalese Sherpa guide who holds the record for most ascents to the summit of Mount Everest. He has held the record since May 2018. Most recently, he scaled Everest for the 32nd time on 17 May 2026, breaking his own record set on 27 May 2025. His father was among the first professional Sherpa guides after Everest was opened to foreign mountaineers in 1950. His brother Lakpa Rita, also a guide, scaled Everest 17 times.

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Record climbers summit Mount Everest

A record 274 climbers summit Mount Everest in one day as overcrowding concerns mount.

Record Number of Climbers Overload Everest’s ‘Death Zone’ Daily Beast — May 22, 02:03 AM
Record-breaking day on Everest: 274 climbers reach the summit in a single day Scripps News — May 21, 17:15 PM
Record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day as overcrowding fears mount NY Post — May 21, 16:26 PM
Record number of climbers summit Mount Everest from Nepali side despite overcrowding concerns Fox News — May 21, 13:48 PM
Record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day ITV — May 21, 13:15 PM
New record set as 274 climbers scale Everest’s south side in single day CNN — May 21, 13:14 PM
Two Nepali Sherpa climbers break own records on Mount Everest Al Jazeera — May 17, 10:05 AM
Record 274 climbers scale Everest via Nepal in one day BBC News — May 22, 01:44 AM
Long line of climbers on Everest amid record single-day summit 📹 CTV News — May 21, 13:10 PM · 24sec
A record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day CTV News — May 21, 10:08 AM
Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ Kami Rita Sherpa breaks his own record, scales Mount Everest for record 32nd time Times Of India — May 17, 09:19 AM
Record 275 scale Everest in one day from Nepal side as huge queues snake up mountain and two more climbers die Daily Mail — May 22, 10:47 AM
Briton Kenton Cool makes 20th Everest ascent, most by a foreigner The Straits Times — May 22, 03:14 AM
Record 274 climbers summit Everest from Nepalese side in single day The Guardian — May 21, 11:06 AM
Record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day Belfast Telegraph — May 21, 08:53 AM
Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 32nd time The Straits Times — May 17, 07:03 AM
Mount Everest guide calls for summit climbers limit Associated Press — May 22, 08:58 AM
Peak crush: 274 summit Everest in single day Times Of India — May 21, 21:44 PM
Record 274 climbers scale Nepal's side of Mount Everest in single day CBS News — May 21, 11:17 AM
Record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day The Argus — May 21, 08:54 AM