A Sherpa from Nepal has broken the record for climbing Mount Everest. Kami Rita, 55, is a guide in the Himalayas. He has reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time. He broke his own record of 30 climbs. Rita got to the top of the 8,849-metre mountain on Tuesday. He was guiding a team from the Indian army. He had help from 27 other Sherpas. Rita was hired by the company Seven Summit Treks. A spokesman said Kami Rita was "a national climbing hero" and a "symbol of Everest". Another spokesman called Rita "a very passionate climber".

Kami Rita is called "Everest Man". He first climbed Everest in 1994. He has climbed it almost every year since then. More than 8,000 people have got to the top of the world's highest peak. The first people were New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. They did this in 1953. Many climbers try to get to the summit every year. They need a permit. In 2008, Nepal issued 160 permits. That increased to 421 last year. Nepal limits the number of permits for safety reasons. Climbing Everest is dangerous. Dangers include altitude sickness, freezing weather, and avalanches.