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Sherpa woman breaks her own record by climbing Everest for 10th time

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as the most successful female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world’s highest peak on Thursday. Lhakpa Sherpa and several other climbers took advantage of favourable weather to reach the 29,...

12 May 2022 at 09:55

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Sherpa guide breaks own record scaling Everest for 26th time

An experienced Nepalese Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 26th time, breaking his own record for the most climbs of the world’s highest peak, expedition organisers said. Kami Rita reached the 8,849-metre (29,032ft) summit on Saturday ...

08 May 2022 at 08:55

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Record-breaking K2 feat dogged by claims climbers left porter to die

An investigation has been launched into the death of a Pakistani porter near the peak of the world’s most treacherous mountain, a mountaineer has said. It follows allegations that dozens of climbers eager to reach the summit had walked past the ...

12 Aug 2023 at 17:36

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Climber retires after becoming fastest to climb world’s highest 14 peaks

A Norwegian who has just become the fastest climber to scale all the world’s 14 highest mountains has announced upon her return to Nepal that she is retiring from climbing high peaks. Kristin Harila and her Sherpa guide Tenjin were given a ...

05 Aug 2023 at 09:59

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Everest guide scales peak for 29th time

One of greatest climbing guides on Mount Everest has scaled the world’s highest peak for the 29th time, extending his own record for reaching the summit. Kami Rita reached the 29,032ft peak at 7.25am local time on Sunday along with other ...

12 May 2024 at 09:53

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Nepal honours Sherpa guides to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest

Nepal’s government has honoured record-breaking climbers during celebrations over the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. The commemoration comes amid growing concern about temperatures rising, melting glaciers and snow, and ...

29 May 2023 at 09:10

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

A Sherpa guide who climbed the world’s 14 tallest mountains in record time is eyeing another record, looking to become the youngest person to scale all those peaks twice. Tenjen Sherpa, 35, and Norwegian climber Kristin Harila, 37, ...

09 Aug 2023 at 15:34

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

Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for the 28th time on 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 ...

23 May 2023 at 07:18

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Record-holding Sherpa guide concerned about rubbish on Everest’s higher camps

One of the greatest Mount Everest guides has expressed concerns about the peak’s growing piles of rubbish, as he was honoured by his government to mark Everest Day. Sherpa guide Kami Rita, who has scaled Mount Everest a record ...

29 May 2024 at 10:41

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Record-setting teenage climber returns to hero’s welcome in Nepal

A Sherpa teenager who became the youngest person to scale all the world’s 14 highest peaks has returned home to Nepal to a hero’s welcome. Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, reached the 26,335ft summit of Mount Shishapangma in China last ...

14 Oct 2024 at 10:41

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Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of 1953 Mount Everest expedition, dies

Kanchha Sherpa, the only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, has died, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Kanchha died aged 92 at his home in Kapan in ...

16 Oct 2025 at 12:03

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