Nepali guide scales Mt. Qomolangma for record 31st time

KATHMANDU, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma on Tuesday morning, setting a new record with his 31st ascent of the world's tallest peak.

The 55-year-old mountaineering veteran scaled the 8,848.86-meter-high mountain at around 4 a.m. local time.

"He reached the summit for the 31st time under fairly stable weather conditions," Chhang Dawa Sherpa, expedition manager at Seven Summit Treks, told Xinhua.

In both the 2023 and 2024 spring climbing seasons, Kami summited the peak twice in a single season. However, he is not expected to attempt a second ascent this year.

Kami Rita first conquered Mount Qomolangma--located on the border between Nepal and China--in May 1994.

Nepal has issued climbing permits to 468 climbers from 57 countries and regions during this year's spring season, which began in April and runs through May. Enditem