Kami Rita
Nepali mountaineer
Also known as: Kami Rita Sherpa
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Apa Sherpa
- In Apa Sherpa
…Phurba Tashi Sherpa (2013) and Kami Rita Sherpa (2017), and the latter broke it in 2018. Apa announced his retirement from high-altitude climbing in 2012, but he stayed active in the Himalayas. In January–April of that year he participated in a 99-day trek through that range to publicize concerns about…
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Mount Everest
- In Mount Everest: Extraordinary feats
Kami Rita, also a Sherpa, surpassed them in 2017, and in 2019 he reached the summit for a 24th time—just three days after his 23rd ascent; he summited again in 2021.
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