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Kami Rita

1970 - Today

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Kami Rita (कामीरिता शेर्पा; January 1970) is a Nepali Sherpa guide who holds the record for most ascents to the summit of Mount Everest. He has held the record since May 2018. Most recently, he scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on 27 May 2025, breaking his own record set on 12 May 2024. His father was among the first professional Sherpa guides after Everest was opened to foreign mountaineers in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kami Rita is the 52nd most popular mountaineer, the 59th most popular biography from Nepal and the 6th most popular Nepalese Mountaineer.

Kami Rita is most famous for being a record-setting Sherpa mountain climber, known for summiting Mount Everest multiple times. He holds the record for the most ascents of Everest, having reached the summit over 28 times.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Kami Rita ranks 52 out of 56. Before him are Nirmal Purja, Joe Simpson, Dean Potter, Alison Hargreaves, Lhakpa Sherpa, and Ali Sadpara. After him are David Lama, Premlata Agrawal, Erik Weihenmayer, Kristin Harila, Arunima Sinha, and Santosh Yadav.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Kami Rita ranks 1,032. Before him are Anatoly Laryukov, Elien Meijer, Hideki Katsura, Miguel Ángel Benítez, Robia LaMorte, and Matt Barlow. After him are Ronnie Sundin, Jesús Lucendo, Sardana Avksentyeva, Yasuhiko Niimura, Zoltan Lunka, and Scarface.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Kami Rita ranks 59 out of 59. Before him are Uma Devi Badi (null), Ram Sahaya Yadav (1971), Khagendra Thapa Magar (1992), Lhakpa Sherpa (1974), Ram Bahadur Bomjon (1990), and Nanda Kishor Pun (1966). After him are Rajesh Hamal (1964), Amrita Acharia (1987), Jhamak Ghimire (null), Rekha Thapa (1982), Rohit Chand (1992), and Priyanka Karki (1984).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In Nepal

Among mountaineers born in Nepal, Kami Rita ranks 6. Before him are Tenzing Norgay (1914), Ang Rita (1948), Apa Sherpa (1960), Nirmal Purja (1983), and Lhakpa Sherpa (1974).

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