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32 summits and counting: Kami Rita and Lhakpa Sherpa rewrite Everest history again

On the same May morning, Kami Rita Sherpa stood on Everest's summit for a record 32nd time while Lhakpa Sherpa completed her 11th ascent — extending her own record for the most Everest summits by a woman. Kami Rita, who first climbed the mountain in 1994, calls it 'just working'; the records keep coming anyway.

The upbeat factorThirty-two summits. Zero shortcuts.
✓ Verified · The Himalaya Times · 2026-05-17 · Nepal
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