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Do you often climb mountains? Are you afraid of 1．? Mount Everest is the world’s highest mountain. The top of the mountain is about 29,000 feet   (8,800meters) high. Many people are interested in climbing mountains, but this one may not be their first 2．.

The mountain is so high and the air is thin. The ice and snow on the mountain, along with coldness and strong winds, make the climb much more difficult and dangerous. Over 300 people lost their 3． when trying to climb it, Mount Everest.

The first people to reach the top of Mount Everest were Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal. They got to the top in 1953. To remember the big success, they took photos together in 4．. Now we can find the photo on the Internet. In the photo, we can see them 5． thick clothes with glasses. They were smiling like heroes. From then on, more and more climbers reached the top with the help of the climbing guides from Nepal, Sherpas (夏尔巴人) are 6． than the other guides. Kami Rita and Tenzing Norgay are two of them. They live in such a cold and high place at birth. They have the knowledge and the skills needed to help foreigners become successful in reaching the top.

Kami Rita 7． his own record on May 7th, in 2022, guiding a group of ten Sherpas. The team reached the top and went back to their camp by 7 o’clock in the evening. This was his 26th try. He now has climbed Mount Everest 28   8． so far.

Kami Rita comes from a mountain climbing family. His father was one of the first Sherpas to help foreigners go up Mount Everest in the 1950s. Kami Rita’s brother is also good at climbing. When he was 12 years old, Kami Rita 9． helping carry things to a camp. Kami Rita has been climbing mountains for over 35 years. Do you know how old he is now? 53 years old! He doesn’t mind 10． up to the top over and over again.