# Source: NBC News — Kami Rita Sherpa Everest Record (2024)

**Type:** source
**Status:** Useful
**Confidence:** Medium
**Source Type:** news
**URL:** https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/sherpa-guide-kami-rita-climbs-mount-everest-record-30th-time-rcna153456
**Publisher:** NBC News (Associated Press)
**Published:** 2024-05-22
**Retrieved:** 2026-08-12
**Raw:** raw/nbc-kami-rita-everest-record-2024/2026-08-11-301d9f17f5ce.txt
**Updated:** 2026-08-11
**Relates:** cites [Apa Sherpa's Everest Summits](apa-sherpa-everest-summits.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/apa-sherpa-everest-summits.md · https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/sherpa-guide-kami-rita-climbs-mount-everest-record-30th-time-rcna153456

## 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.

## Related Pages

- [Apa Sherpa's Everest Summits](apa-sherpa-everest-summits.md)