Nepal Sherpa Scales Everest for Record 30th Time; 2 Climbers Go Missing

KATHMANDU—A Nepali sherpa guide scaled the summit of Mount Everest for a record 30th time on Wednesday, an official said, while two climbers went missing while descending from the world’s tallest peak. Ordinary climbers are known to take several days to climb the summit of Everest, and it is very rare for mountaineers to make multiple ascents in a short time. Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, reached the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak by the traditional southeast ridge route, Nepali tourism official Khim Lal Gautam said. Kami Rita had climbed the peak for the 29th time on May 12. He “broke his own record…this marks his 30th ascent to the top of the world,” Mr. Gautam, chief of the expedition monitoring field office at the base camp, said in a post on X....