FAMED MOUNTAIN GUIDE KAMI RITA SHERPA SUMMITS EVEREST FOR RECORD 32ND TIME

Kami Rita Sherpa, 55, a Nepali mountaineer who has climbed Mount Everest 31 times and holds the record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain, smiles as he speaks with a friend at Everest Base Camp as he prepares to climb Everest for the 32nd time to break his own record, in the Solukhumbu district, also known as the Everest region, Nepal, April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Purnima Shrestha