Sherpa guide climbs Everest for record 22nd time

Kami Rita reached the summit on Wednesday morning with a team of foreign climbers and a fellow Sherpa guide and is safely descending to a lower camp, said Gyanendra Shrestha, a government official stationed at base camp.

Sherpa guide climbs Everest for record 22nd time

A veteran Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 22nd time, setting the record for most climbs of the world's highest mountain, officials said.

Kami Rita reached the summit on Wednesday morning with a team of foreign climbers and a fellow Sherpa guide and is safely descending to a lower camp, said Gyanendra Shrestha, a government official stationed at base camp.

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