(FILES) Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, who broke his own record after scaling Mount Everest for the 30th time, gestures to the crowd upon his arrival at the Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)
(FILES) Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, who broke his own record after scaling Mount Everest for the 30th time, gestures to the crowd upon his arrival at the Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu on May 24, 2024. Kami Rita Sherpa, 55-year-old Nepali climber dubbed the “Everest Man”, reached the peak of the world’s highest mountain for a record 31st time on May 27, 2025, more than three decades after his first summit. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)