Sherpa sets sights high

A SHERPA climbing guide who scaled Mount Everest for a record 22nd time last week returned from the mountain yesterday and said he was already planning his next trip.

After flying back to Kathmandu by helicopter, Kami Rita, 48, said he was not ready to retire and planned to continue to guide visiting climbers on the world’s highest mountain next year.

“I will continue to climb. I have not reached my retirement age, and until I retire I will continue to be a guide on Everest,” he said.