The Nepalese Himalayan Kami Rita Sherpa achieved this Wednesday summit Everest for the second time in a row this season, becoming the first person in the world to climb the highest mountain on the planet 30 times.

Sherpa reached the summit at 7:49 local time (2:04 GMT), as confirmed Khim Lal Gautamthe official in charge of coordinating Everest Base Camp.

He summited the world’s highest mountain, 8,849 meters, for the twenty-ninth time on May 12, and already at the beginning of the spring season he had promised that he would achieve two consecutive ascents.

The career of the mountaineer who has summited Everest the most times, ahead of others like the Nepalese Pasang Dawa (27 ascents), began in 1992 when he joined an expedition to the peak as a member of the support staff.

Since then, Sherpa has managed to climb to the ‘top of the world’ practically every year and in six seasons, including the current one, he has also achieved double promotions.

In addition to Everest, he has climbed eight times the Cho Oyu8,201 meters high, three times the Manaslu8,163 meters, and once K2 and Lhotsewhich rise 8,611 and 8,516 meters above sea level, respectively.

The Government of Nepal has issued permits to climb Everest to 419 people, a decrease from the 479 granted last year, amid concerns about the overcrowding of climbers on the world’s highest mountain and its environmental impact.

Source: Eitb

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