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A Sherpa On Tuesday, he broke his own number of Everest promotions, reaching a record 24 times. But, in addition, he did it by creating another awesome brand: his last two expeditions to the highest peak in the world he did in less than a week.
"It is historic, it has achieved a record climb this morning by guiding the Indian police team," said AFP press agency Mingma Sherpa at the agency. Seven Treks summit.
At the same time, Mira Acharya, an official with the Nepal Tourism Department, confirmed that Rita and her team were at the top on Tuesday, enjoying the good weather.
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After being congratulated last week at Everest base camp after his 23rd climb, Kami Rita had badured that he wanted to climb back to the highest peak in the world. in the next days. "I am very happy and proud, I think I will return to the top of the mountain during this season," he told AFP during a phone interview.
The 49-year-old experienced climber began his 24th climb to Everest on May 18 after a short three-day break at base camp after his 23rd climb.
"Kami Rita reached the summit of Everest at 6:38 pm Tuesday (9:38 pm Monday in Argentina)," Efe Mingma Sherpa told the EFE news agency. The climber had left Camp IV a few hours earlier, at 8,000 meters altitude, and had reached the summit this morning, he explained.
To the summit of Everest. Kami Rita completed this course 24 times (AFP / Archivo Clarín).
Rita, originally from Thame village and currently working as a climbing guide at Seven Treks summitHe climbed Everest for the first time on May 13, 1994, at the age of 24.
In 2017, he equaled the record of 21 promotions marked by Apa Sherpa and Phurba Tashi Sherpa, both retired, in the case of the latter by the concern of his family facing the extreme dangers of each increase.
In addition to Everest, Kami Rita climbed Mount K2, the second highest mountain in the world, and Mount Lhotse, once each, the Manaslu twice and Mount Cho Oyu eight times.
These promotions badume that Kami Rita climbed 36 times over mountains more than 8000 meters high, all in the Himalayas.
Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world (AFP).
"Whatever your level of experience, you are always afraid to climb Everest," Rita told EFE last April, before embarking on her double feat.
Forty-one teams, with a total of 378 mountaineers, are allowed to climb Everest during this spring (in the northern hemisphere). In their goal of reaching the top, they are helped by the same number of Nepalese guides.
Several mountaineers have already crowned the mountain and dozens more should try it this week. Every May, some "windows" of good weather allow mountaineers to reach the summit of Everest.
With her 24 finishes at the top, Rita, 49, approached your goal of 25 promotions before you retire as Sherpa (guide or porter during high mountain expeditions in the Himalayas). Both Sherpas who threatened their registration, they climbed 21 times at the top, but they have already retired.
Climbing to the summit of Everest (AFP / Archivo Clarín).
Since he's climbed Everest for the first time at 24, Rita repeated the experience almost every year since then, like many other guides Sherpa whose experience and skills are vital to the safety and success of hundreds of expeditions arriving to Nepal in order to stand at the top of the world.
His father was one of the first Sherpas it helped the climbers reach the summit, and Rita not only followed in her footsteps, but went further.
Source: AFP, AP and EFE.
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