Nepalese Sherpa Kami Rita has climbed Everest for the 27th time, setting a new record, the expedition organizer announced on Wednesday, as quoted by AFP.

“He successfully climbed the summit this morning, guiding a Vietnamese climber,” said Mingma Sherpa, a spokesman for Seven Summit Treks.

Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, has been the record holder since her 22nd ascent of Everest, also known as the “roof of the world,” in 2018, when she broke the previous record shared by two other Sherpas, both retired.

On Sunday, another climber, Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, climbed Everest for the 26th time, equaling Kami Rita’s record.

A guide for more than twenty years, Kami Rita Sherpa first reached the highest peak on the planet (8,848 meters) in 1994.

Since then, he has climbed Everest almost every year and several times even led the first team of rope access technicians responsible for opening the way to the top.

“These records were not set to be broken, but as part of my job as a guide,” Kami Rita told AFP in April as she headed to base camp.

“Man from Everest” was born in a village in the Himalayas

Nicknamed “Everest Man”, Kami Rita Sherpa was born in 1970 in Teme, a village in the Himalayas, which is recognized as a real breeding ground for talented climbers.

Nepalese guides, usually Sherpas from the valleys around Everest, are considered the pillars of the Himalayan mountaineering industry.

They take enormous risks transporting equipment and food, mending ropes and repairing ladders.

Nepal is home to eight of the world’s ten highest peaks, and hundreds of climbers descend each spring when the temperatures are higher and the winds die down.

This year, the Nepalese authorities have issued 478 climbing permits to foreign climbers seeking to conquer Everest. (Agerpress)