A sign points towards the Everest base camp while two trekkers walk in the Everest region in Solukhumbu district some 140km northeast of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. Prakash Mathema / AFP
Kami Rita Sherpa, a Nepali mountaineer, summited Mount Everest on May 7, 2022, for a record 26th time, beating his own record set last year. Reuters
Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on May 25, 2021. AP Photos
Nepalese veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, looks on after arriving from Everest Base camp. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
Kami Rita waves as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
Kami Rita receives a ceremonial scarf from friends. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
Kami Rita Sherpa waves as he stands between his wife and father. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
Kami Rita Sherpa is welcomed by Sherpa community at base camp. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
Kami Rita Sherpa is welcomed by Sherpa community at Kathmandu Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
Kami Rita Sherpa tries on a climbing jacket in Kathmandu. March 26, 2018. Prakash Mathema / AFP
A sign points towards the Everest base camp while two trekkers walk in the Everest region in Solukhumbu district some 140km northeast of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. Prakash Mathema / AFP
Kami Rita Sherpa, a Nepali mountaineer, summited Mount Everest on May 7, 2022, for a record 26th time, beating his own record set last year. Reuters
Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on May 25, 2021. AP Photos
Nepalese veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, looks on after arriving from Everest Base camp. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
Kami Rita waves as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
Kami Rita receives a ceremonial scarf from friends. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
Kami Rita Sherpa waves as he stands between his wife and father. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
Kami Rita Sherpa is welcomed by Sherpa community at base camp. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
Kami Rita Sherpa is welcomed by Sherpa community at Kathmandu Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
Kami Rita Sherpa tries on a climbing jacket in Kathmandu. March 26, 2018. Prakash Mathema / AFP
A sign points towards the Everest base camp while two trekkers walk in the Everest region in Solukhumbu district some 140km northeast of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. Prakash Mathema / AFP
