everest man

• Nepal's 'Everest Man' broke his own record by climbing the peak for the 29th time.

• Famous Sherpa guide Kami Rita has broken his own record for climbing the peak of Mount Everest.

• Kami Rita reached the peak of Mount Everest for the 29th time.

• Kami Rita is known as the "Everest Man", and is from the ethnic Sherpa community.

• He has climbed to the summit of Mount Everest almost every year since his first successful climb in 1994.

• Rita had climbed Mount Everest twice last year and had set the record for the highest climb in her first expedition.

• Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks. Last year, more than 600 climbers reached the peak of Everest.