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A Sherpa from Nepal has the record for the most climbs to the top of Mount Everest. Kami Rita, 55, is a well- guide in the Himalayas. He the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday. He his own record of 30 climbs, which he last year. Rita to the top of the 8,849-metre mountain via the southeast route. He the guide for a 22-member team from the Indian army. He also help from 27 other Sherpas. The climb was by the company Seven Summit Treks. A company spokesman said Kami Rita was "a national climbing hero" and "a global symbol of Everest". Another spokesman Rita "a very passionate climber".

Kami Rita the nickname "Everest Man". He first Everest in 1994. He has treks to the summit almost every year since then. He one of more than 8,000 people to have got to the top of the world's highest peak. The first people to officially climbed Everest were New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. They did this in 1953. More and more climbers are to get to the summit every year. They all a special permit. In 2008, Nepal issued 160 permits. That number to 421 last year. Nepal the number of permits for safety reasons. There are many dangers to climbing Everest. These altitude sickness, freezing weather, and avalanches.