Factoid - Friday, May 29, 2026

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A record 274 climbers summited Mount Everest via the southern face of its peak on 5/20/26, according to the Associated Press. Earlier that week, Kami Rita Sherpa scaled the peak for the 32^nd time, breaking his own record, while Pasang Dawa Sherpa, who has the second highest number of summits, scaled the peak for the 30^th time.

Posted on Friday, May 29, 2026 @ 9:53 AM

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