Mount Everest Summit Record Holders

Everyone knows Mt.Everest, the highest peak in the world located in the Himalayas between China and Nepal. It’s many mountaineers and trekkers dream of reaching the summit. So let’s find out the Everest summit Record holders in this blog.

The world’s highest mountain Mount Everest is 0.86m higher than what had been previously recorded 8,848 meters. Being the highest peak, reaching the summit of it is many adventure and trekking enthusiasts’ dream. Looking back on history to now many of them have reached the summit. However, only a few of them have become Record Holders. The New height of Mount Everest is 8,848.86 meters (29,031.69 feet) which was recently measured by Nepal and China authorities.

In Nepali Mount Everest is known as Sagarmatha and in the Tibetan language, it is known as Chomolungma. There are two main climbing routes, one approaching the summit from the southeast in Nepal (known as the “standard route”) and the other from the north in Tibet. Everest Base Camp Trek from Nepal is the most popular trekking destination for travel enthusiasts.

How Hard is the Mount Everest Expedition?

Climbing Mount Everest is a dream for any mountain lover but it is not a cup of tea for every climber. The trek to the summit takes months of physical preparation and weeks of acclimatization to get climbers used to the mountain’s oxygen-starved altitudes. The extreme difficulty level of this mountain also adds value to this amazing feat.

The higher you go up the trail, the lesser oxygen there is in the air. The Death Zone above 8,000m has minimal oxygen and thus many climbers require additional oxygen on this climb. You have to be physically fit and do some training before this trekking. It’s not easy to break a record right?

Today, we are discussing some personalities who have broken this record. Here we try to cover all the personalities who have achieved this amazing feat. Let’s not waste time and move to the topic – Here is the list of

Mount Everest summit Record holders:

1st Everest summit Record holders – Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hilary (May 29, 1953)

Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.

1st Everest summit Record holders by a woman – Junko Tabei (1975)

After the achievement of Tenzing and Hillary, many men reached the top. However, women didn’t have that many opportunities at that time, and due to the physical challenges, many were afraid to try. However, Junko Tabei opened the door for women when she became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Not only Mt.Everest, Junko is also the first woman to ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on every continent. On May 16, 1975, Tabei became the first woman to scale Everest. She made history and is worth remembering.

Most times to reach the Everest summit Record holders- Kami Rita Sherpa (30th times)

When Kami Rita Sherpa (NPL), aka “Thame”, topped this prodigious peak on 21 May 2019, it was his 24th summit – the most ascents of Everest by any individual overall. As of 2024, he has ascended Mt.Everest 30th times, still being the most ascended by an individual. He sure is amazing.

Kami is a Nepali Sherpa guide, born in the Thame, Solukhumb district, Nepal on 17 January 1970.

Oldest Person to Reach Everest Summit Record holders– Yuichiro Miura ( age 80 )

Now, 91-year-old Yuichiro Miura is the oldest person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. He made this history when was 80 years old in 2013. He was born in Japan and he is a skier and alpinist. Despite a history of heart problems, Yuichiro Miura has broken this record not only once but twice. In 2003, at the age of 70, he broke this record.

Everest summit Record holders: 1st person to climb Mount Everest without oxygen -Reinhold Messner (1978)

Reinhold Messner was the first person to climb 14 peaks measuring more than 8,000 meters in the world. In 1978 Messner became the first person to reach the summit of Everest without supplementary oxygen. He is a famous mountaineer from Italy, born on September 17, 1944. He is known as one of the best climbers in the world.

Messner and his partner Peter Habeler, became the first people to reach the top of Everest without using extra oxygen. Without using supplementary oxygen, climbing Everest was dangerous, challenging, and impossible until Messner proved it wrong. Two years later, in 1980, Messner climbed Mount Everest again, but this time, he did it completely alone and without oxygen. This was the first solo climb of Everest without oxygen. This challenge made him even more famous.

Messner is also known for exploring deserts and crossing places like Antarctica on foot. He wrote many books about his adventures and climbing with as little equipment as possible.

Everest summit Record holders: 1st woman from Nepal to climb Mount Everest -Pasang Lhamu Sherpa (April 22, 1993)

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was the first Nepalese woman to climb the summit of Mount Everest. For achieving what no other Nepalese woman had achieved before her, Pasang Lhamu was posthumously honored by her country and mountaineers all around the world in various ways.

Pasang was the very first woman to be decorated with the “Nepal Tara (Star)” by the King of Nepal. She has made everyone proud. To reach this milestone as a woman during that time is worth remembering. She has written the history of herself.

Everest summit Record holders: The youngest person to climb Mount Everest – Jordan Romero (May 22, 2010)

Born on July 12, 1996, in California, Jordan Romero is an American mountain climber.  In 2010, when he was just 13 years old he reached the summit of Mount Everest, making history as a youngest as the youngest person to claim Everest. Romero was accompanied by his father, Paul Romero, his stepmother, Karen Lundgren, and three Sherpas, Ang Pasang Sherpa, Lama Dawa Sherpa, and Lama Karma Sherpa.

Before climbing Everest, Jordan had already set a goal to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. This challenge is famously known as the “Seven Summits.” After climbing Everest, he completed this goal in 2011 when he reached the top of Mount Vinson in Antarctica at the age of 15.

Fastest Everest summit Record holders: Lakpa Gelu Sherpa (Time Record: 10 hr, 56 Mins)

Lakpa Gelu Sherpa born on June 23, 1967 in Jubing – 1, KhariKhola, Solukhumbu, Nepal. He is known for holding a world record for the fastest climbing of Mount Everest in only 10 hours 56 minutes and 46 seconds on May 26, 2003. Gelu’s record-breaking trip was his tenth trip to the summit of the mountain.

Everest summit Record holders: 1st Nepalese 14 peak summiteer: Mingma Sherpa

On May 20, 2011, at age 32, Sherpa became the first person from Nepal and the first South Asian to scale all 14 of the world’s highest mountains. In the process, he set a new world record by becoming the first mountaineer to climb all 14 peaks on the first attempt.

Mingma Sherpa and his brother, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, hold the world record of the world’s first two brothers to successfully summit the fourteen-eight thousand.

Nirmal Pujara climbs 14 highest mountains in six months

A Nepali mountaineer and former British Marine has climbed the world’s tallest 14 peaks in 6 months and 6 days  – beating an earlier record of almost eight years. He was also the first to reach the summits of Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu in a time period of 48 hours.

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List of people who died climbing Mount Everest

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