Nepali Sherpa ties all-time Mount Everest climbing record with 26th ascent.
TL;DR
Nepali Sherpa Pasang Dawa Sherpa climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, tying the world record with Kami Rita Sherpa. A Pakistani woman, Naila Kiani, also climbed the peak on Sunday, becoming the first foreign climber to summit Everest in this year's climbing season. Nepal has issued a record of 467 permits this year for foreign climbers seeking to reach the summit of Everest.
- Nepali Sherpa ties Mount Everest climbing record CNN
- A Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 26th time, tying the all-time record NPR
- Sherpa Matches Mount Everest Record on 26th Ascent The Daily Beast
- Sherpa becomes 2nd person to scale Everest 26 times DW (English)
- Nepali Sherpa Pasang Dawa climbs Mt Everest record 26th time Al Jazeera English
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