Mount Everest

Summitting Everest by the Numbers

This week, Kami Rita Sherpa accomplished his 23rd ascent to the summit of Mount Everest, the most of any person. Lhakpa Sherpa successfully completed her 9th ascent, the most of any woman last spring. Kami’s latest ascent put him two climbs above his closest competitors, all of whom are neck and neck for the most climbs. Lhakpa is a comfortable 3 climbs above her closest female competitor with plans to accomplish her tenth ascent next year.

The grueling hike is over 8500 meters high, making it the size of roughly 20 Empire State Buildings stacked on top of each other. It takes about $25,000 per person to adequately complete the dangerous, low-oxygen trek, with many hikers perishing along the way.

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This chart shows the most ascents up Mount Everest by gender as of July, 2018.

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Number of global climber deaths on Mount Everest 2012-2022, by climber type
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Share of global expeditions to have reached Mount Everest's summit 2012-2022
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Global mountaineers to have reached Mount Everest's summit 2012-2022
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Fees for climbing Mount Everest in Nepal 2023, by type
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Global mountaineers to have reached above Mount Everest's base camp 2012-2022
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Number of registered doctors in the UK in 2024, by gender and specialty

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