Kami Rita Sherpa (49) summited Everest (8848m) for 24th time at 6:30am today, according to Nepal Official. He broke his own record which he had set six days ago after summiting everest on 15th May, 2019. He also made double ascent of Everest in a session for four times in 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2019.
Binod Adhikari, a documentary filmmaker from Washington DC, is currently shooting for a documentary called 'Everest Man', on Kami's journey of nearly three-decade-long mountaineering career. Binod, alongside his 7-member crew, is filming his life as an accomplished mountaineer at Everest Base Camp since a month and a half, following Kami Rita's trail during the rotational ascents for acclimatisation and his 2 summits in last 7 days. American commercial television network NBC and New York City based newspaper New York Times are all set to distribute his project worldwide.
Binod and Kami are planning to fly back to Kathmandu on 25th May to start the post production of the documentary and looking forward to contest for an Oscar nomination with the film based on Kami's extraordinarily impeccable achievements.
Kami, hailing from Thame village in Solukhumbu district in Nepal, climbed Everest in 1994 for the first time. Since then, he has been climbing the mountain almost every year. Last year, he broke the Guinness World Record once he achieved the highest number (22, as of 16th May, 2018) of summits on the tallest mountain on earth. Apa Sherpa (59) and Phurba Tashi Sherpa Mendewa (48), who jointly held the record of 21 summits on Everest, had retired from mountaineering career.
Kami Rita Sherpa on his 23rd summit of Everest
His Everest Expeditions:
1994 - Spring:
Summited 13th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
1995 - Spring:
Reached up to 8500m as High Altitude Worker
1997 - Spring:
Summited 25th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as Climber
1998 - Spring:
Summited 25th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
1999 - Spring:
Summited 13th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2000 - Spring:
Summited 23rd May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2002 - Spring:
Summited 25th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2003 - Spring:
Summited 30th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2004 - Spring:
Summited 24th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2005 - Spring:
Summited 30th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2006 - Spring:
Summited 20th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2007 - Spring:
Summited 22nd May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2008 - Spring:
Summited 24th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2009 - Spring:
Summited 5th May (Rope fixing team) and 23rd May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2010 - Spring:
Summited 5th May (Rope fixing team) and 24th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2012 - Spring:
Summited 18th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2013 - Spring:
Summited 10th May (Rope fixing team) and 22nd May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2015 - Spring:
No summit bid due to the Earthquake
2016 - Spring:
Summited 20th May, via N Col - NE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2017 - Spring:
Summited 27th May, via S Col - SE Ridge as High Altitude Worker
2018 - Spring:
Summited 16th May, via S Col - SE Ridge
2019 - Spring:
Summited 15th May, via S Col - SE Ridge and 21st May, via S Col - SE Ridge
Photo Courtesy: Gyanendra Shrestha
