Nepal's veteran summiteer Kami Rita Sherpa made history on May 22 by scaling Mt Everest for the 30th time, breaking his own record that he made 10 days ago for the highest number of ascents on the world's highest peak.
The 54-year-old legendary mountaineer reached the 8,849-metre peak at 7:49 am local time, according to Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, Chief Executive Officer at the 14 Peaks Expedition high-altitude sports company.
Kami summited the peak for the 29th time only 10 days ago. "He has scaled Everest on May 12 for the 29th time," The Himalayan Times newspaper quoted Lakpa as saying.
Kami, a senior mountain guide at the 14 Peaks Expedition and Seven Summit Treks, climbed Mt Everest for the first time in May 1994, the report said.
Kami developed a deep passion for climbing from a young age and has been scaling mountains for over two decades, Tashi Lakpa said. Besides Mt Everest, he has also conquered Mt K2, Cho Oyu, Lhotse, and Manaslu.
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Last year, he successfully scaled Mt Everest for the 27th and 28th times in the same season. His closest rival, 46-year-old Pasand Dawa Sherpa of Solukhumbu, also completed his 27th summit of Everest last year.