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color:#424242">On Saturday, Kami Rita Sherpa, 52, led a group of 10 Sherpa
climbers up the 8,848.86-meter (29,031.69-foot) summit via the usual southeast
ridge route.
"Kami Rita has
smashed his own record and set a new world record in climbing," Taranath
Adhikari, director general of Kathmandu's Department of Tourism, stated.
color:#424242">Kami Rita's wife, Jangmu, expressed her delight at her husband's
success.
color:#424242">In 1953, New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese sherpa
Tenzing Norgay pioneered the climbing route utilised by Kami Rita, and it is
still the most popular.
color:#424242">In the peak season, which spans from April to May, Nepal has
given 316 permits, down from 408 last year, the largest number ever.
In 2019, the Himalayan
nation was reprimanded for allowing overcrowding and frequent climber deaths on
the peaks, yet relying heavily on climbers for foreign currency. According to
the Himalayan database, Everest has been climbed 10,657 times from Nepali and
Tibetan sides since 1953, with many people climbing several times and 311
people dying.
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