![Niranjan Shrestha Friends and family members celebrate as renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/eb6e3b53f27e40e7a7d39469e5826606/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Friends and family members celebrate as renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
![Niranjan Shrestha Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, waves after he arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/98560992c75f4439b87dcb17d4e2784b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, waves after he arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
![Niranjan Shrestha Family members perform rituals as renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita, center, returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a9184aa4d83a4d048c7d4a351f377521/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Family members perform rituals as renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita, center, returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
![Tashi Sherpa FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, Mt. Everest is seen from the way to Kalapatthar in Nepal. A Kenyan climber attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain has been found dead near the summit. A government official based at the base camp of Mount Everest says the body of Cheruiyot Kirui was found on the mountain. It was unclear when the body would be recovered because it would be difficult to carry at that altitude due to the low oxygen level. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dc785f50646346edae51ab2de77c9a9f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, Mt. Everest is seen from the way to Kalapatthar in Nepal. A Kenyan climber attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain has been found dead near the summit. A government official based at the base camp of Mount Everest says the body of Cheruiyot Kirui was found on the mountain. It was unclear when the body would be recovered because it would be difficult to carry at that altitude due to the low oxygen level. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa, File)
![Niranjan Shrestha Friends and family members wait to celebrate as renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita, returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8a7205d1b638442fa62755422adba8d6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Friends and family members wait to celebrate as renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita, returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
![Niranjan Shrestha FILE - In this Monday, May 27, 2019, file photo, a Bird flies in the backdrop of Mount Everest, as seen from Namche Bajar, Solukhumbu district, Nepal. A Kenyan climber attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain has been found dead near the summit. A government official based at the base camp of Mount Everest says the body of Cheruiyot Kirui was found on the mountain. It was unclear when the body would be recovered because it would be difficult to carry at that altitude due to the low oxygen level. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5a0a557d74a64ebf9339d738c65cc69e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - In this Monday, May 27, 2019, file photo, a Bird flies in the backdrop of Mount Everest, as seen from Namche Bajar, Solukhumbu district, Nepal. A Kenyan climber attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain has been found dead near the summit. A government official based at the base camp of Mount Everest says the body of Cheruiyot Kirui was found on the mountain. It was unclear when the body would be recovered because it would be difficult to carry at that altitude due to the low oxygen level. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)
![Niranjan Shrestha Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, waves to media after he arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c128cb2618c647e09c48cca3dd423b1f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, waves to media after he arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
![Niranjan Shrestha Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4afd9d2311e045619b891d1e1c2b3913/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
![Niranjan Shrestha Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, is presented with shawls and flowers he arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f5f0cd8232bb462c97cd215581042726/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, is presented with shawls and flowers he arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
![Niranjan Shrestha Friends and family members celebrate as renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita, returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/467865d8952248f8bdb84e86df69ce2b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Friends and family members celebrate as renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita, returning from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful ascent, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)