Kathmandu, May 22 -- Nepal's record-holding climber, Kami Rita Sherpa, dubbed the "Everest Man", has called for a cap on permits for the world's highest peak as he received a heroic welcome back to Kathmandu.

Kami Rita Sherpa, in mid-May, climbed the 8,848.86-metre-high peak, Everest, for the record 32nd time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world's tallest peak.

"This expedition was a bit crowded, the number of climbers was high in comparison to last year, the government needs to control it," Kami Rita Sherpa told the media as he was welcomed by his family and relatives.

"It's not about limiting the number of climbers on a day basis, the government should focus more on the quality of the climbers -- the more qualif...