FILE: Sherpa completes record 23rd Everest climb For the hardy few, climbing Everest is a bucket-list feat of endurance, danger and wonder. But Kami Rita Sherpa's 23rd record summit of the world's highest peak is just another day at work. Sherpa, 49, reached the summit Wednesday morning, breaking his own record that he set last year, his expedition company confirms. FILE IMAGES of Sherpa AND STOCKSHOTS of Everest