Source: NBC News — Kami Rita Sherpa Everest Record (2024)
source confidence: Medium status: Useful updated 2026-08-11
Summary
AP-distributed report on Kami Rita Sherpa's 30th Everest summit on May 22, 2024, naming the current record holder and nearest competitor.
Useful Claims
- Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 (AP via NBC).
- Summit time reported: 7:49 a.m.; summit elevation cited as 29,032 feet.
- Pasang Dawa is named as the closest competitor with 27 successful ascents.
- Kami Rita first climbed Everest in 1994.
Verbatim
"Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time Wednesday, completing his second climb this month to the top of the world." — AP body, NBC News
"Rita reached the 29,032-foot summit at 7:49 a.m., according to Khim Lal Gautam, a government official at the base camp." — AP body
"His closest competitor for the most climbs of Mount Everest is fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa, who has 27 successful ascents of the mountain." — AP body
"Rita first climbed Everest in 1994 and has been making the trip nearly every year since." — AP body
Reliability Notes
Secondary news via NBC/AP. Strong for who held the most-summits record as of May 2024; does not mention Apa Sherpa by name.
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