Sherpa makes record 18th Everest summit

by Sanjay Jha | May 22, 2008 at 02:36 am

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A Nepalese Sherpa had broken his own records of scaling everest maximum time. He was holding the record of climbing 17th time and now today he again scaled the peak and set a new record.

A veteran Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for a record 18th time Thursday, Nepalese mountaineering officials said.

Appa, who like most Sherpas goes by only one name, reached the 29,035-foot summit along with several of his team members early Thursday, said Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.

Appa, 47, beat his own record set last spring for the most climbs of the world's highest mountain. His closest rival is fellow Sherpa guide Chhewang Nima, 42, who has summited 15 times.

Like most Sherpas, Appa grew up in the foothills of Everest, and began carrying equipment and supplies for trekkers and mountaineers at an early age.

He made his first summit of Everest in 1989 and has been climbing almost every year since.