Kami Rita Sherpa, married to Lakpa Jangmu, is a Nepali Sherpa guide who holds the record for the most ascents to Mount Everest’s peak.
Most recently, on May 7, 2022, Kami Rita Sherpa ascended the peak for the 26th time, beating his record established on May 7, 2002.
In 2017, Sherpa became the third person to reach the top of Mount Everest 21 times, joining Apa Sherpa and Phurba Tashi Sherpa.
Meet Kami Rita Sherpa’s Wife, Lakpa Jangmu
Kami Rita Sherpa is married to Lakpa Jangmu. Kami and Lakpa have been married for quite some time, although the actual date of their marriage remains unknown. Kami Rita hasn’t said much about his wife, and it appears that he prefers to keep her private.
According to a 2018 article, Sherpa resides in Kathmandu with his wife, Lakpa Jangmu, and two children. Sherpa has made sure that his children have an education that will allow them to choose less dangerous careers than guiding mountaineers.
Kami Rita informed a journalist that his family was ignorant and needy and that there were no other options for survival [at the time]. As a result, they were forced to traverse treacherous slopes to make a living.
Lakpa is reported in another 2018 story as adding that she wishes her husband would stop mountaineering. Lakpa stated that she always reminded him that they could seek other employment or establish a small business.
But Sherpa refused to agree on the subject of retiring. Her children, Lakpa further declared, will not work as mountain guides.
Kami Rita Sherpa Family
Kami Rita Sherpa was born to his parents on January 17, 1970. Kami Rita has not divulged the identity of his parents. However, he has stated that his father was one of the first professional Sherpa guides after Everest was opened to international climbers in 1950.
Sherpa’s brother, a guide, has climbed Mount Everest 17 times. In his adolescence, Sherpa pondered becoming a monk and spent some time in the Thame Dechen Chokhorling monastery, but he decided against it.
According to his brother Lakpa Rita, his first job on a mountain was aiding a Base Camp chef in 1992.
According to another source, Kami Rita was already working as a porter, hauling supplies to the Everest base camp at 12. Kami Rita had climbed Everest by the age of 24.
Kami Rita Sherpa Net Worth: How Rich?
Wikiproject estimates Kami Rita Sherpa’s net worth to be between $1 million and $5 million.
Kami Rita earns the most of his money as a guide. He is a brand ambassador for a Nepalese cement product, Brij Super Premium OPC.
Because of his significant prior expertise, Sherpa earned around $10,000 for each Everest ascent in 2018. The highest peaks in Nepal are only safe around May each year; in the fall, Sherpa accompanies customers up the country’s lower summits.
As of May 2019, Kami Rita was employed by Seven Summit Treks, a firm that organizes climbing adventures. Before 2018, Kami Rita worked for Alpine Ascents International, an American company.
Sherpa joined Himalayan Glacier Adventure and Travel Company as a Brand Ambassador and Chief Adventure Consultant in August 2019. Sherpa has no intentions of retiring as long as his body is physically capable of doing the climbs.