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Summit route opens as Kami Rita scales Everest 25 times

Summit route opens as Kami Rita scales Everest 25 times

Author: THT ONLINE Category: Mountain May 7, 2021 Everest, Nepal

The first team of climbers reached the summit of Everest 8848.86 at 6:00 pm, today.

The first team of climbers reached the summit of 8848.86 meter high Everest, at 6:00 pm, today. The first team of climbers reached the summit of 8848.86 meter high Everest, at 6:00 pm, today. Rope fixing team to leave base camp to fix Everest route from Camp IV Climbers injured as icefall route collapses at Mt Everest As many as 12 climbing Sherpas from Seven Summit Treks under the management of Expedition Operators of Nepal (EOA) have reached the top of Mount Everest, becoming the first climbers of the season to conquer the new altitude of the world's highest mountain from the Nepal side, Mingma Sherpa chairman at Seven Summit Treks informed. With the opening of route, more than 400 foreign climbers along with their high altitude workers will attempt to scale the mountain, now. Meanwhile, legendary climber Kami Rita broke his own record by scaling the world's highest peak 25 times. Kami Rita Sherpa, made the 25th successful ascent as a leader of the rope fixing team, along with 11 other climbing Sherpas. Kami, who is working as a Senior Climbing Guide at Seven Summit Treks P. Ltd, had scaled the Mt Everest for the first time in 1994 May 13. Between 1994 to 2021 he scaled the peak 25 times, K2 and Lhotse one time, Manaslu thrice, and Cho Oyu eight times. Kami Rita Sherpa, as such, holds the record for "Most climbs over 8000m". 1) Kami Rita Sherpa - Solukhumbu (25th Ascent of Everest) 2) Phurtenzi Sherpa - Sankhuwasabha 3) Lakpa Nurbu Sherpa - Sankhuwasabha 4) Ngima Tashi Sherpa- Solukhumbu 5) Mingma Tenji Sherpa - Sankhuwasabha 6) Fura Tshering Sherpa - Solukhumbu 7) Tenjing Sherpa - Sankhuwasabha 8 ) Chheten Dorjee Sherpa - Solukhumbu 9) Tenjing Gyaljen Sherpa - Solukhumbu 10) Phurba Chhotar Sherpa - Solukhumbu 11) Mingma Dorchi Sherpa - Sankhuwasabha 12) Furba Kusang Sherpa - Sankhuwasabha 13) Dawa Temba Sherpa (dropped equipment and ropes to Balcony) Furthermore, a Bahraini team led by Prince Sheikh Mohamed Hamad Mohamed al-Khalifa has also left the Everest base camp for summit push. Bahraini team leaves the base camp

Weather Update: Standard Himalayan mountain conditions

Peak Altitude: 8000 m

Risk Level: Low

Expedition Info: International climbing team expedition

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