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Detailed explanation-1: -A 49-year-old Sherpa climber stood atop the world’s highest mountain for the 23rd time today becoming the only mountaineer in the world to hold the record for most summits on Mt Everest.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kami Rita broke his own record six days later with his 24th summit. Friends and family congratulate Kami Rita, 48 at the time, in Kathmandu, Nepal, in May 2018 after setting a new world record for climbing Mount Everest 22 times.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bear Grylls broke his back in his early 20s, in a parachuting accident. He spent months in the hospital, and almost lost the use of his legs. 18 months later, at the age of 23, he became one of the the youngest people (at the time) to climb Everest.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Tibetan name is Chomolungma, which means “Mother Goddess of the World.” The Nepali name is Sagarmatha, which has various meanings.

Detailed explanation-5: -Close to 7,000 mountaineers have climbed Everest from the Nepal side since Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and New Zealander Edmund Percival Hillary first set foot atop the world’s highest peak in May 1953.