Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for a record 28th time

Sherpa guide Kami Rita (Niranjan Shrestha/AP)

Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for the 28th time on Tuesday, beating his own record less than a week after setting it, as two guides compete with each other for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak.

Kami Rita, considered one of the greatest mountain guides, reached the 29,032-foot summit at 9.20am local time, according to expedition organiser Seven Summits Treks.