A Nepalese Sherpa has set a new Mount Everest record,... successfully scaling the world's tallest mountain on Tuesday morning,.. for the 24th time,... and his second in only the span of a week.
Forty-nine-year-old Kami Rita Sherpa first broke the world record on May 15th,... with his 23rd successful summit,... and shattered his own record a week later.
The world record holder says he has no plans to retire,... and hopes to tally up more ascents in the coming years.
His first successful climb was achieved back in 1994,... and is guide for international companies that organize climbing expeditions.