How many times can one person climb the world’s highest peak before it starts sounding unreal? In Nepal, the answer just went up again.
A legendary Sherpa guide, Kami Rita Sherpa, has summited Mount Everest for the 32nd time — breaking his own world record, according to officials.
The 56-year-old reached the 8,849-metre peak on Sunday at 10:12 a.m., guiding climbers with a commercial expedition team.
Nepal’s tourism department called it a “historic milestone,” praising his role in boosting mountain tourism.
And honestly, it’s hard not to pause here — 32 climbs to the top of the world?
That’s not just endurance, it’s a lifetime spent in the death zone.
Kami Rita isn’t alone in making history this season. Another climber, Lhakpa Sherpa, reportedly reached her 11th summit, the most ever by a woman.
Everest Records Highlight Risks
Born in the same Himalayan village as Tenzing Norgay — the man who first reached Everest with Edmund Hillary in 1953.
Kami Rita first climbed the mountain in 1994 and has returned almost every year since.
Experts say Sherpa guides remain the backbone of Everest expeditions.
As one mountaineering official put it, their work “makes modern Everest climbing possible.”
This season alone, nearly 500 permits have been issued, with multiple deaths already reported.
A reminder that Everest isn’t getting any easier, even if records keep rising.
So here’s the question: when does a mountain stop being conquered… and start being cohabited?
