Pakistan, May 18 -- Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa has set a new world record by successfully summiting Mount Everest for the 32nd time, further extending his own record as the most ascents of the world's highest peak.

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The 56-year-old climber reached the 8,849-metre summit early on May 17 alongside a team of fellow Sherpa guides, according to Nepal's Department of Tourism. Officials congratulated him on the historic achievement, calling it a remarkable milestone in the history of Himalayan mountaineering.

Kami Rita Sherpa, widely known as the "Everest Man," first climbed Mount Everest in 1994. Since then, he has made the ascent almost every year, becoming one of the ...