List of Mount Everest records
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This article lists different records related to Mount Everest. One of the most commonly sought after records is a "summit", meaning to reach the highest elevation point on Mount Everest.
Tables
· Records › Most summits
Highest number of times to reach the summit
Highest number of times to reach the summit
Record name
Highest number of times to reach the summit
Record
32
Holder
Kami Rita Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
Date
May 27, 2025
| Record name | Record | Holder | Nation | Date | Ref. |
| Highest number of times to reach the summit | 32 | Kami Rita Sherpa | Nepal | May 27, 2025 |
· Records › Other number of times records
Most ascents by a woman
Most ascents by a woman
Record name
Most ascents by a woman
Record
11
Holder
Lhakpa Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
Date
May 12, 2022
Most summits without supplemental oxygen
Most summits without supplemental oxygen
Record name
Most summits without supplemental oxygen
Record
10
Holder
Ang Rita
Nation
Nepal
Date
May 23, 1996
Most summits by a foreigner (non-Nepali)
Most summits by a foreigner (non-Nepali)
Record name
Most summits by a foreigner (non-Nepali)
Record
19
Holder
Kenton Cool
Nation
United Kingdom
Date
May 18, 2025
Most ascents by a foreign woman
Most ascents by a foreign woman
Record name
Most ascents by a foreign woman
Record
6
Holder
Melissa Arnot
Nation
United States
| Record name | Record | Holder | Nation | Date | Ref. |
| Most ascents by a woman | 11 | Lhakpa Sherpa | Nepal | May 12, 2022 | |
| Most summits without supplemental oxygen | 10 | Ang Rita | Nepal | May 23, 1996 | |
| Most summits by a foreigner (non-Nepali) | 19 | Kenton Cool | United Kingdom | May 18, 2025 | |
| Most ascents by a foreign woman | 6 | Melissa Arnot | United States |
· Records › Most times per nation
Overall for Nepal
Overall for Nepal
Record name
Overall for Nepal
Record
32
Holder
Kami Rita Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
Overall for the United Kingdom
Overall for the United Kingdom
Record name
Overall for the United Kingdom
Record
19
Holder
Kenton Cool
Nation
United Kingdom
Overall for the United States
Overall for the United States
Record name
Overall for the United States
Record
15
Holder
Garrett Madison and Dave Hahn
Nation
United States
Overall for Argentina
Overall for Argentina
Record name
Overall for Argentina
Record
13
Holder
Guillermo "Willie" Benegas
Nation
Argentina
Overall for Japan
Overall for Japan
Record name
Overall for Japan
Record
11
Holder
Hiroyuki Kuraoka
Nation
Japan
Overall for New Zealand
Overall for New Zealand
Record name
Overall for New Zealand
Record
9
Holder
Mark Woodward, Dean Staples, Mike Roberts
Nation
New Zealand
| Record name | Record | Holder | Nation | Date | Ref. |
| Overall for Nepal | 32 | Kami Rita Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| Overall for the United Kingdom | 19 | Kenton Cool | United Kingdom | ||
| Overall for the United States | 15 | Garrett Madison and Dave Hahn | United States | ||
| Overall for Argentina | 13 | Guillermo "Willie" Benegas | Argentina | ||
| Overall for Japan | 11 | Hiroyuki Kuraoka | Japan | ||
| Overall for New Zealand | 9 | Mark Woodward, Dean Staples, Mike Roberts | New Zealand |
· Records › First to summit a certain number of times
First climbers confirmed as having reached the summit
First climbers confirmed as having reached the summit
Record name
First climbers confirmed as having reached the summit
Record
Summited
Holder
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Nation
New Zealand
Nepal
Date
May 29, 1953
First woman to summit once
First woman to summit once
Record name
First woman to summit once
Record
Summited
Holder
Junko Tabei
Nation
Japan
Date
May 16, 1975
First man to summit twice
First man to summit twice
Record name
First man to summit twice
Record
2
Holder
Nawang Gombu
Nation
India
Date
1963, 1965
First woman to summit twice
First woman to summit twice
Record name
First woman to summit twice
Record
2
Holder
Santosh Yadav
Nation
India
Date
1992, 1993
First man to summit three times
First man to summit three times
Record name
First man to summit three times
Record
3 by 1982
Holder
Sungdare Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First woman to summit three times
First woman to summit three times
Record name
First woman to summit three times
Record
3 by 2003
Holder
Lhakpa Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First man to summit 4 times
First man to summit 4 times
Record name
First man to summit 4 times
Record
4 by 1985
Holder
Sungdare Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First woman to summit 4 times
First woman to summit 4 times
Record name
First woman to summit 4 times
Record
4 by 2004
Holder
Lhakpa Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First man to summit 5 times
First man to summit 5 times
Record name
First man to summit 5 times
Record
5 by 1988
Holder
Sungdare Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First woman to summit 5 times
First woman to summit 5 times
Record name
First woman to summit 5 times
Record
5 by 2005
Holder
Lhakpa Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First man to summit 6 times
First man to summit 6 times
Record name
First man to summit 6 times
Record
6 by 1990
Holder
Ang Rita
Nation
Nepal
First woman to summit 6 times
First woman to summit 6 times
Record name
First woman to summit 6 times
Record
6 by 2006
Holder
Lhakpa Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First man to summit 7 times
First man to summit 7 times
Record name
First man to summit 7 times
Record
7 by 1992
Holder
Ang Rita
Nation
Nepal
First woman to summit 7 times
First woman to summit 7 times
Record name
First woman to summit 7 times
Record
7 by 2016
Holder
Lhakpa Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First person to summit 8 times
First person to summit 8 times
Record name
First person to summit 8 times
Record
8 by 1993
Holder
Ang Rita
Nation
Nepal
First person to summit 9 times
First person to summit 9 times
Record name
First person to summit 9 times
Record
9 by 1995
Holder
Ang Rita
Nation
Nepal
First woman to summit 9 times
First woman to summit 9 times
Record name
First woman to summit 9 times
Record
9 by 2018
Holder
Lhakpa Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First person to summit 10 times
First person to summit 10 times
Record name
First person to summit 10 times
Record
10 by 1996
Holder
Ang Rita
Nation
Nepal
First woman to summit 10 times
First woman to summit 10 times
Record name
First woman to summit 10 times
Record
10 by 2022
Holder
Lhakpa Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First person to summit 11 times
First person to summit 11 times
Record name
First person to summit 11 times
Record
11 by 2000
Holder
Apa Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First person to summit 12-21 times
First person to summit 12-21 times
Record name
First person to summit 12-21 times
Record
21 by 2011
Holder
Apa Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First person to summit 22 times
First person to summit 22 times
Record name
First person to summit 22 times
Record
22 by 2018
Holder
Kami Rita Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First person to summit 23 times
First person to summit 23 times
Record name
First person to summit 23 times
Record
23 by 2019
Holder
Kami Rita Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
First person to summit 24-32 times
First person to summit 24-32 times
Record name
First person to summit 24-32 times
Record
32 by 2026
Holder
Kami Rita Sherpa
Nation
Nepal
| Record name | Record | Holder | Nation | Date | Ref. |
| First climbers confirmed as having reached the summit | Summited | Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay | New Zealand Nepal | May 29, 1953 | |
| First woman to summit once | Summited | Junko Tabei | Japan | May 16, 1975 | |
| First man to summit twice | 2 | Nawang Gombu | India | 1963, 1965 | |
| First woman to summit twice | 2 | Santosh Yadav | India | 1992, 1993 | |
| First man to summit three times | 3 by 1982 | Sungdare Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First woman to summit three times | 3 by 2003 | Lhakpa Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First man to summit 4 times | 4 by 1985 | Sungdare Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First woman to summit 4 times | 4 by 2004 | Lhakpa Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First man to summit 5 times | 5 by 1988 | Sungdare Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First woman to summit 5 times | 5 by 2005 | Lhakpa Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First man to summit 6 times | 6 by 1990 | Ang Rita | Nepal | ||
| First woman to summit 6 times | 6 by 2006 | Lhakpa Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First man to summit 7 times | 7 by 1992 | Ang Rita | Nepal | ||
| First woman to summit 7 times | 7 by 2016 | Lhakpa Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First person to summit 8 times | 8 by 1993 | Ang Rita | Nepal | ||
| First person to summit 9 times | 9 by 1995 | Ang Rita | Nepal | ||
| First woman to summit 9 times | 9 by 2018 | Lhakpa Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First person to summit 10 times | 10 by 1996 | Ang Rita | Nepal | ||
| First woman to summit 10 times | 10 by 2022 | Lhakpa Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First person to summit 11 times | 11 by 2000 | Apa Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First person to summit 12-21 times | 21 by 2011 | Apa Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First person to summit 22 times | 22 by 2018 | Kami Rita Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First person to summit 23 times | 23 by 2019 | Kami Rita Sherpa | Nepal | ||
| First person to summit 24-32 times | 32 by 2026 | Kami Rita Sherpa | Nepal |
· Records › Double summiting records
First dual ascent made by a woman on Mount Everest summit within five days
First dual ascent made by a woman on Mount Everest summit within five days
Record
First dual ascent made by a woman on Mount Everest summit within five days
Holder
Anshu Jamsenpa
Nation
India
Date
21 May 2017
| Record | Holder | Nation | Date | Ref. |
| First dual ascent made by a woman on Mount Everest summit within five days | Anshu Jamsenpa | India | 21 May 2017 |