<p>Kathmandu: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/nepal">Nepal</a>’s mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa made history on Sunday by breaking his own world record for the highest number of ascents of Mt. Everest as he scaled the world’s highest peak for the 32nd time.</p>.<p>The 56-year-old veteran climber reached the 8,849-metre peak at 10:12 am on Sunday, according to the Department of Tourism.</p>.<p>He was leading an expedition operated by 14 Peaks Expedition, it said.</p>.<p>The successful ascent was confirmed by the department’s field office stationed at Everest Base Camp, reported <em>The Kathmandu Post</em>.</p>.She could not see the path, but she walked all the way to Everest Base Camp.<p>The Department of Tourism congratulated Sherpa, saying his achievement reflects a significant contribution to Nepal’s mountaineering sector and its international profile.</p>.<p>Born in a village of Solukhumbu district in Koshi Province in January 1970, Kami Rita started the carrier as a professional mountaineer in 1992.</p>.<p>Kami had climbed Mt. Everest for the first time in 1994.</p>.<p>He made his 31st climb of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mount-everest">Everest</a> on May 27, 2025.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Lhakpa Sherpa, also known as the "Mountain Queen" and the first Nepali woman to summit Mt. Everest, broke her own world record by completing her 11th successful ascent of the peak.</p>.<p>She reached the peak at 9:30 am on Sunday, the Department of Tourism said.</p>
<p>Kathmandu: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/nepal">Nepal</a>’s mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa made history on Sunday by breaking his own world record for the highest number of ascents of Mt. Everest as he scaled the world’s highest peak for the 32nd time.</p>.<p>The 56-year-old veteran climber reached the 8,849-metre peak at 10:12 am on Sunday, according to the Department of Tourism.</p>.<p>He was leading an expedition operated by 14 Peaks Expedition, it said.</p>.<p>The successful ascent was confirmed by the department’s field office stationed at Everest Base Camp, reported <em>The Kathmandu Post</em>.</p>.She could not see the path, but she walked all the way to Everest Base Camp.<p>The Department of Tourism congratulated Sherpa, saying his achievement reflects a significant contribution to Nepal’s mountaineering sector and its international profile.</p>.<p>Born in a village of Solukhumbu district in Koshi Province in January 1970, Kami Rita started the carrier as a professional mountaineer in 1992.</p>.<p>Kami had climbed Mt. Everest for the first time in 1994.</p>.<p>He made his 31st climb of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mount-everest">Everest</a> on May 27, 2025.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Lhakpa Sherpa, also known as the "Mountain Queen" and the first Nepali woman to summit Mt. Everest, broke her own world record by completing her 11th successful ascent of the peak.</p>.<p>She reached the peak at 9:30 am on Sunday, the Department of Tourism said.</p>