Nepal Serpa Kami Rita breaks record with 31st Mt. Everest Climb
Listen to the article Nepal Serpa driver Kami Rita escalated the Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday, breaking the record he set last year. The 55-year-old reached the top of 8,849 meters (29,032 feet)-the highest in the world-from the traditional southeast route, officials said, adding that 27 other Serpas also accompany the team. Kami Rita, who only uses his name, first climbed Everest in 1994 and did so each year except three years, when authorities closed the mountain in climbers for a variety of reasons. Just in: Nepal’s famous climber Kami Rita Sherpa has successfully scaled MT #
