Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

The Independent  

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Nepalese Sherpa, 18, Breaks World Record by Climbing 14 Peaks Above 8,000 Meters
5 months ago

Nepalese Sherpa, 18, Breaks World Record by Climbing 14 Peaks Above 8,000 Meters

China Daily  

Nepalese mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the youngest person in the world to summit all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters. He reached the summit of Mount Shishapangma in the Xizang autonomous region, China, on the morning of Oct 9. With this accomplishment, Sherpa has overtaken his uncle, Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, for the world record. …

A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome
5 months, 1 week ago

A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome

The Independent  

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Nepalese teenager sets world record by climbing all 14 of Earth’s highest peaks
5 months, 1 week ago

Nepalese teenager sets world record by climbing all 14 of Earth’s highest peaks

The Independent  

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Nepali becomes youngest to climb world's 8,000 m peaks
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepali becomes youngest to climb world's 8,000 m peaks

The Hindu  

An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer on Wednesday broke the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks, his team said. Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Tibet's 8,027-metre-high Shisha Pangma on Wednesday morning, completing his mission to stand on the world's highest peaks. 'Proud moment' Nima Rinji Sherpa, who already holds multiple records from …

Everest, everywhere, all at once: What the peak is teaching us about attitudes and altitudes
9 months, 1 week ago

Everest, everywhere, all at once: What the peak is teaching us about attitudes and altitudes

Hindustan Times  

In 1998, the first civilian expedition to Everest set off from Mumbai. It’s definitely better climbing from Tibet,” says Kuntal Joisher, who has summited Everest from both sides, Nepal and Tibet, in different years. After that, my life didn’t change much,” he says, “simply because I didn’t want it to change.” Everest had always been the end in itself.. TAKE …

Sherpa summits highest peak for 30th time
9 months, 1 week ago

Sherpa summits highest peak for 30th time

China Daily  

Trailblazing climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, for the 30th time on May 22, breaking his own record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain. Following Kami Rita is another Sherpa — Pasang Dawa — who has 27 summit titles on the world's highest mountain. Paterson and Pastenji "heroically …

Phunjo Lama, fastest woman to scale Mount Everest, recounts triumph fuelled by love
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Phunjo Lama, fastest woman to scale Mount Everest, recounts triumph fuelled by love

The Independent  

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Record-breaking Everest Sherpa guide hits out at piles of garbage left on mountain
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Record-breaking Everest Sherpa guide hits out at piles of garbage left on mountain

The Independent  

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Indian climber rescued from Everest dies in hospital as season closes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian climber rescued from Everest dies in hospital as season closes

The Hindu  

An Indian climber who was evacuated from Mount Everest after he fell ill last week has died, taking the number of deaths this season on the world’s highest peak to five, officials said on Wednesday. One Nepali climber, Binod Babu Bastakoti, 37, died last week in the so-called death zone, which has a very low oxygen level, while descending after …

A record-holding Sherpa guide concerned about garbage on higher camps on Mount Everest
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A record-holding Sherpa guide concerned about garbage on higher camps on Mount Everest

Hindustan Times  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest Mount Everest guides on Wednesday expressed concerns about the peak's growing piles of garbage, as he was honored by his government to mark Everest Day. HT Image Sherpa guide Kami Rita, who has scaled Mount Everest a record 30 times, was honored by Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal in Kathmandu on the …

Indian climber dies as ‘human traffic jam’ on Mount Everest sparks overcrowding concerns
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian climber dies as ‘human traffic jam’ on Mount Everest sparks overcrowding concerns

The Independent  

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Bhopal-Based Jyoti Ratre Becomes Oldest Indian Woman To Climb Everest At 55
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal-Based Jyoti Ratre Becomes Oldest Indian Woman To Climb Everest At 55

ABP News  

When most people plan to retire at the age of 55, Bhopal-based entrepreneur turned mountaineer Jyoti Ratre surprises society by scaling the world’s highest peak Mount Everest. After several other big and small summits Jyoti aimed for Mount Everest in 2023, but hazardous weather made her descend after climbing 8,199 meters. 'Bigger Than She Imagine': Summit To Mount Everest Even …

Indian mountaineer rescued from Mt Everest dies, 8th death in this season
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian mountaineer rescued from Mt Everest dies, 8th death in this season

Hindustan Times  

An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world's highest mountain to eight. Three more died climbing other Nepali peaks including a Romanian aiming for Lhotse, which neighbours Everest, while a French and a Nepali climber died on Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain. …

Crowds formed recklessly long queue at the top of Everest that may have sparked snow and ice slip which led to disappearance of Brit climber, 40, and his Sherpa now feared dead
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Crowds formed recklessly long queue at the top of Everest that may have sparked snow and ice slip which led to disappearance of Brit climber, 40, and his Sherpa now feared dead

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of crowded climbers have been captured on footage slowly making their way up the summit of Everest close to where a British climber and his guide went missing on Tuesday after they were hit by collapsing ice. Experts fear overcrowding on the world's highest mountain may have played a role in causing the collapse of a cornice - an …

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa Scales Everest For Record 30th Time
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa Scales Everest For Record 30th Time

News 18  

A Nepali sherpa guide scaled the summit of Mount Everest for a record 30th time on Wednesday, an official said, while two climbers went missing while descending from the world’s tallest peak. Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, reached the 8,849-metre peak by the traditional southeast ridge route, Nepali tourism official Khim Lal Gautam said. He “broke his own record … this …

Nepali mountaineer reclaims title of fastest woman to climb Everest
10 months ago

Nepali mountaineer reclaims title of fastest woman to climb Everest

The Independent  

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Navy officer's daughter, 16, is youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest from Nepal side
10 months ago

Navy officer's daughter, 16, is youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest from Nepal side

India Today  

A 16-year-old girl from Mumbai successfully scaled Mount Everest, becoming the youngest Indian mountaineer to scale the world's highest peak from the Nepal side, the Indian Navy said on Thursday. Kaamya Karthikeyan, a Class 12 student from Navy Children School in Mumbai, along with her father Cdr S Karthikeyan, embarked on their expedition to climb Mount Everest on April 3, …

Adventure sports fraternity abuzz with Mysuru woman’s ‘Himalayan’ feat
10 months ago

Adventure sports fraternity abuzz with Mysuru woman’s ‘Himalayan’ feat

The Hindu  

The adventure sports fraternity in Mysuru is abuzz with reports of city’s ‘ironwoman’ Dr. Usha Hegde scaling Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak. Less than five years after becoming the first woman from Mysuru to complete the Ironman Western Australia 2019 Triathlon in December 2019, Dr. Usha is believed to have accomplished every mountaineers’ dream — scaling the Mount Everest …

Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month
10 months ago

Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time Wednesday, completing his second climb this month to the top of the world. He also climbed Mount Everest twice last year, setting the record for most climbs of the world’s highest mountain on the first and extending it less than a week later. …

Sherpa guide Kami Rita shatters his own record and scales Everest for the 29th time
10 months, 1 week ago

Sherpa guide Kami Rita shatters his own record and scales Everest for the 29th time

The Independent  

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Nepal: Everest Spring climbing season begins, China reopens Tibetan route as record number of climbers expected
10 months, 1 week ago

Nepal: Everest Spring climbing season begins, China reopens Tibetan route as record number of climbers expected

Hindustan Times  

Ten Nepali climbers reached the top of Mount Everest late Friday from its southern approach, opening the route for hundreds of summit hopefuls. Nepal: Everest Spring climbing season begins, China reopens Tibetan route as record number of climbers expected Every year, the first summit of Everest is by a team from one of Nepal's expedition organising companies, who prepare the …

Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ beats own record by climbing summit for 29th time
10 months, 1 week ago

Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ beats own record by climbing summit for 29th time

Al Jazeera  

Kami Rita and fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa have been competing for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak. One of the world’s most skilled climbing guides on Mount Everest has reached the Earth’s highest peak for the 29th time, beating his own record for most times to the summit, according to expedition organisers. “Back again for …

Kenton Cool/Kami Rita Sherpa: Nepali and British climbers break their own records with successful Everest ascents
10 months, 1 week ago

Kenton Cool/Kami Rita Sherpa: Nepali and British climbers break their own records with successful Everest ascents

CNN  

CNN — A British climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday. Rakesh Gurung, director of Nepal’s Department of Tourism, said Britain’s Kenton Cool, 50, and Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, climbed the 8,849-meter peak for the 18th and 29th time, respectively. …

Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest bemoans state of mountain today
1 year ago

Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest bemoans state of mountain today

The Independent  

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‘Mt. Everest dirty, crowded now,’ says last-surviving Sherpa from Edmund Hillary’s team
1 year ago

‘Mt. Everest dirty, crowded now,’ says last-surviving Sherpa from Edmund Hillary’s team

The Hindu  

The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world's highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected. Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop …

Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now
1 year ago

Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world’s highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected. Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide …

How a mountaineering team climbed the highest peak in every Indian state
1 year, 4 months ago

How a mountaineering team climbed the highest peak in every Indian state

Live Mint  

As the nation celebrated its 75th Independence Day last year, Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal started looking for a unique climb to mark the occasion. The idea that he finally hit upon, turned out to be his longest expedition yet—the highest peak in every Indian state. “And of course, since nobody had done anything like this before, it was an added …

Norwegian climber denies leaving dying guide behind to break world record at K2 peak
1 year, 7 months ago

Norwegian climber denies leaving dying guide behind to break world record at K2 peak

Hindustan Times  

Record-breaking Norwegian montaineer Kristin Harila denied the allegations that she and her team climbed over a dying guide to reach the K2 summit in Pakistan in a bid to become the world's fastest climber to climb all the peaks over 8,000 metres. Norwegian climber Kristin Harila, left, and her Nepali sherpa guide Tenjen Sherpa, right, who climbed the world's 14 …

Record-setting Sherpa guide sets a new climbing goal for the world's highest peaks
1 year, 7 months ago

Record-setting Sherpa guide sets a new climbing goal for the world's highest peaks

The Independent  

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Veteran Sherpa guides to compete next season for Everest ascent record
1 year, 9 months ago

Veteran Sherpa guides to compete next season for Everest ascent record

The Independent  

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How the climb up Mount Everest has changed in 70 years
1 year, 9 months ago

How the climb up Mount Everest has changed in 70 years

The Hindu  

It is June 2, 1953. The other headline comes from 7,331 kilometres away, with an equally splendid silhouette of the world’s highest peak: “Everest is Conquered: Hillary and Tenzing reach the summit”. On May 29, New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepal’s Tenzing Norgay Sherpa made their historic ascent of Mount Everest, reaching the peak at 29,032 feet. Sir Edmund …

Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue ‘in my life’
1 year, 9 months ago

Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue ‘in my life’

CNN  

CNN — Gelje Sherpa was on his way to the top of the world’s highest mountain when he spotted the climber clinging to the rope. They were in the “death zone,” an area near the summit of Mount Everest where temperatures are extremely low and where there isn’t enough oxygen to breathe unaided for more than a few minutes. The …

Sherpas pass up Everest summit in order to rescue missing climber
55 years, 2 months ago

Sherpas pass up Everest summit in order to rescue missing climber

CNN  

A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a “very rare” high altitude rescue, a government official said on Wednesday. Gelje Sherpa, 30, was guiding a Chinese client to the 8,849 meter Everest summit on May 18 when he saw the Malaysian climber clinging to a rope …

Sherpa saves Malaysian climber in Everest ‘death zone’ rescue
1 year, 9 months ago

Sherpa saves Malaysian climber in Everest ‘death zone’ rescue

Al Jazeera  

Gelje Sherpa found the Malaysian hanging from a rope and shivering in an area where temperatures can dip below minus 30C. A Malaysian climber narrowly survived Mount Everest after a Nepali Sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit in a “very rare” high-altitude rescue, according to a government official. Gelje Sherpa, 30, was guiding a Chinese client to …

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. Among those honored were Sherpa guides Kami Rita, who climbed Everest twice this season for a record 28 times overall, and Sanu Sherpa, who has climbed all of the world’s 14 highest peaks twice. Hari Budha Magar, who became …

Everest continues to attract climbers 70 years after first summit
1 year, 9 months ago

Everest continues to attract climbers 70 years after first summit

Al Jazeera  

The first ascent brought Nepal to the world’s attention and its mountains have since captivated both adventurers and tourists. When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa first climbed Mount Everest 70 years ago, they paved the way for thousands of foreign climbers to try to follow in their footsteps. A lot has changed.” Since the first British teams set their …

Mount Everest conquest 70th anniversary: Rising climate concerns pose threat to world's highest mountain
1 year, 9 months ago

Mount Everest conquest 70th anniversary: Rising climate concerns pose threat to world's highest mountain

India TV News  

As the highest peak in the world celebrates its 70th anniversary there is growing concern about global warming which on the world’s tallest mountain. “The effects of climate change are hitting not just the fishes of Antarctica, the whales or the penguins, but it’s having a direct impact on the Himalayan mountains and the people there,” said Ang Tshering, a …

Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire
1 year, 9 months ago

Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest mountain guides said Thursday he’s not ready to retire after climbing Mount Everest for a record 28th time. Nepalese Sherpa Kami Rita reached the 8,849-meter summit of the world’s highest mountain on Tuesday, beating his own record less than a week after setting it. Kami Rita reached the summit a day after fellow …

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the record 28th time
55 years, 2 months ago

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the record 28th time

CNN  

A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year’s climbing season reached 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-meter summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali tourism official Bigyan Koirala, following his 27th …

Nepali sherpa Kami Rita scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepali sherpa Kami Rita scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11

The Hindu  

A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on May 23, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year's climbing season reached 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-metre summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali tourism official Bigyan Koirala, following his …

Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for a record 28th time
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for a record 28th time

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for the 28th time Tuesday, beating his own record less than a week after setting it, as two guides compete with each other for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak. Kami Rita, considered one of the greatest mountain guides, reached the 8,849-meter summit at …

Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa successfully scales Mt. Everest for the 28th time, sets new world record
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa successfully scales Mt. Everest for the 28th time, sets new world record

India TV News  

Veteran mountain climber Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt. Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, breaking his own record for the largest number of ascents on the world's most elevated top, less than a week after setting it. The 53-year-old record-holding mountain guide remained on the 8848.86 meters-high top at around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, as indicated by Chhang Dawa …

Pasang Dawa summits Mt. Everest for record 27 times, ties with Kami
1 year, 10 months ago

Pasang Dawa summits Mt. Everest for record 27 times, ties with Kami

The Hindu  

Pasang Dawa Sherpa on May 22 scaled Mt. Everest for the 27th time, equalising a world record for the highest number of ascents set earlier by Kami Rita Sherpa. Everest for the 27th time at 8.25 a.m. today, Mr. awa Gyaljen Sherpa, the Executive Director of Imagine Nepal Treks which organised the expedition, told PTI. Meanwhile, Mr. Rita, who climbed …

84-year-old climber rescued from mountain in Nepal while seeking record
1 year, 10 months ago

84-year-old climber rescued from mountain in Nepal while seeking record

The Independent  

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Famous Nepalese Sherpa guide sets world record, scales Mt Everest for 27th time
1 year, 10 months ago

Famous Nepalese Sherpa guide sets world record, scales Mt Everest for 27th time

Firstpost  

Kathmandu: World-renowned Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday, beating his own record with the highest number of ascends on the world’s highest peak. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, a fellow Sherpa guide, scaled the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, equalling Kami Rita’s previous record for the most …

Nepali sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 27th time, beating his own record
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepali sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 27th time, beating his own record

The Independent  

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Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

The Hindu  

One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on May 17, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record. Kami Rita, 53, reached the 8,849-metre summit guiding a group of climbers on the world’s highest mountain, and was safe …

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on Wednesday, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record. Kami Rita, 53, reached the 8,849-meter summit guiding a group of climbers on the world’s highest mountain, and …

‘Everest Man’: Nepalese Sherpa climbs summit for record 27th time
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Everest Man’: Nepalese Sherpa climbs summit for record 27th time

Al Jazeera  

Kami Rita reclaims his record after another Nepalese Sherpa tied it by reaching the Himalayan peak for the 26th time on Sunday. Nepalese climber Kami Rita Sherpa has reached the top of Mount Everest for the 27th time, reclaiming the record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain, a government official and his hiking company said. “Yes, Kami …

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