A Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 26th time, tying the all-time record
Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit of the world's highest peak on Sunday for the 26th time. Since making his first successful of climb of the peak in 1998, Dawa has made the trip almost every year.
![A bird flies with Mount Everest seen in the background from Namche Bajar, Solukhumbu district, Nepal, in May 2019. A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/05/14/ap23134254043702_wide-06d1587cc8baa51330885de6aba40603c7ccb0ad.jpg?s=600)
Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit of the world's highest peak on Sunday for the 26th time. Since making his first successful of climb of the peak in 1998, Dawa has made the trip almost every year.
(Image credit: Niranjan Shrestha/AP)
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