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KATMANDU, Nepal — A veteran Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for a record 18th time Thursday, said Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Apa, who like most Sherpas goes by only one name, reached the 29,035-foot summit along with several team members early Thursday.
Apa, 47, beat his own record set last spring for the most climbs of the world’s highest mountain. His closest rival is fellow Sherpa guide Chhewang Nima, 42, who has reached the top 15 times.
Apa first reached the summit 1989. He moved to Utah in 2006.
