- Kami Rita Sherpa, a 56-year-old Nepali Sherpa guide, ascended Mount Everest for the 32nd time on May 17, 2026.
- He reached the summit via the Southeast Ridge route at 10:12 AM local Nepal time. This ascent was part of an expedition led by the '14 Peaks Expedition'.
- The Field Office of Nepal's Department of Tourism, stationed at Everest Base Camp, confirmed this summit success and issued a formal statement regarding the achievement.
- Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain above sea level, with a measured elevation of 8,848.86 meters.
- The Southeast Ridge route is the standard climbing path from the Nepal side and passes through the 'South Col' before the final push to the summit.
- Kami Rita Sherpa was born on January 17, 1970, in the village of Thame in Nepal's Solukhumbu district.
- He first climbed Mount Everest in 1994, at the age of 24.
- Prior to his 32nd ascent, he had completed his 31st ascent on May 27, 2025.
- He also holds the record for the highest number of ascents of peaks exceeding 8,000 meters in elevation; he has climbed peaks higher than 8,000 meters more than 40 times.
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