Factoid - Friday, May 29, 2026
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 32nd time, breaking his own record, while Pasang Dawa Sherpa, who has the second highest number of summits, scaled the peak for the 30th time.
Posted on Friday, May 29, 2026 @ 9:53 AM

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