Records & People
Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own world record again in May 2026. He started on the mountain at 12, working as a porter who couldn't afford climbing…
By Dawa Sherpa · Jul 21, 2026
On the morning of 17 May 2026, a 56-year-old man from the Sherpa village of Thame walked onto the summit of Mount Everest for the 32nd time. No one else in the history of mountaineering has come close. Kami Rita Sherpa was already the record holder — he has…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
2026 was, by his own account, among the most crowded seasons he has climbed. Nepal issued a record 494 Everest permits for the March-May window this year, after China closed its northern Tibet route and pushed nearly all traffic onto Nepal's southern side. On…
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