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    Nepalese Sherpa Sets Mount Everest Record (Again), Climbing Mountain Twice In A Week

    by Bill Chappell May 21, 2019 1 minute
    Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa hopes to break his own record for climbing Everest, aiming for 25 summits. He's seen here in 2018, spinning prayer wheels in Kathmandu.

    A Nepalese mountain climber has now climbed Mount Everest a record 24 times — and he's hoping to do it one more time before he retires. Kami Rita

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