KATHMANDU - A Nepali sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday (May 17) , beating his own record, a government official and his hiking company said. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, scaled the 8,849 metre (29,032-foot) mountain early in the morning along the traditional southeast ridge route, guiding a foreign climber. 'Yes, Kami Rita climbed Sagarmatha for...
Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa waves upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 24th time in 2019.KATHMANDU - A Nepali sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday , beating his own record, a government official and his hiking company said.
Thaneswar Guragai, general manager of the Seven Summit Treks, for which Kami Rita works, said he got to the summit at 8.30 a.m. along with the foreign climber. Garrett Madison of the U.S.-based Madison Mountaineering company, who has climbed Everest 12 times, five of them with Kami Rita, described him as a "very strong climber".
Sherpas are known for their climbing skills and many make a living guiding foreign clients up Everest and other mountains.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Nepali mountaineer breaks Everest record, reaches summit for record 27th timeMeanwhile, a 46-year-old Moldovan climber died on the mountain the same day. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Australia to scale up offshore carbon capture storage - ministerADELAIDE, Australia : Australia plans to scale up its capability for offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) and will shortly seek public feedback on a new round of greenhouse gas storage acreage, the country’s resources minister said on Tuesday.The country, one of the world's largest liquefied natura
Read more »
As China’s herd immunity wanes, citizens navigate living with Covid-19Experts say large-scale outbreaks are unlikely, and they will not have a significant impact on medical facilities. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Ukraine authorities expose piles of cash in Supreme Court corruption probeKYIV – Ukrainian anti-graft authorities said on Monday (May 15) that they were investigating large-scale corruption in the country’s Supreme Court system and shared a photograph of piles of banknotes neatly lined up on a sofa. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (Nabu) did not name anyone accused of corruption, but two local media organisations reported that Supreme Court Chief...
Read more »
Powerful storm snaps communications network in Myanmar's RakhineNAYPYITAW - One of the strongest storms to hit Myanmar in recent years severely disrupted communications in the impoverished state of Rakhine, a major ethnic armed group and an aid worker said on Monday (May 15), making it hard to ascertain the scale of its impact. Cyclone Mocha barrelled into the western coast of Myanmar from the Bay of Bengal...
Read more »
Nepali mountaineer breaks Everest record, reaches summit for record 27th timeMeanwhile, a 46-year-old Moldovan climber died on the mountain the same day. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »