Nepal's 'Everest Man' sets new record with 29th climb
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Nepal's legendary mountaineer, Kami Rita Sherpa, also known as the 'Everest Man,' has set a new world record by scaling Mount Everest for the 29th time. The 54-year-old climber and guide achieved this feat on Sunday morning, surpassing his previous record of 28 ascents. Prior to this expedition, Sherpa had stated that he "has no plan of climbing Sagarmatha (Nepalese name for Mount Everest) for any specified number of times."