Apa reaches summit of Mt Everest, makes it 19

Legendary Everest summiteer Apa Sherpa has set a new record on Mt Everest by reaching the summit of the highest Mountain in the world for the record 19th time. He reached the summit at 8:30 pm on Thursday leading an Eco-Everest Expedition 2009.

Apa reached led the expedition to raise awareness about the impacts of climate change in the Himalayas. Apa unfurled a banner reading “Stop Climate Change, Let the Himalayan Live” on the summit. He also placed a bumpa, handed over to him by the Rimpoche of Tengboche Monastery Ngawang Tenzin Zangpo.

Born in Thame village of Solukhumbu, Apa, now 49.

Photograph courtesy Apa Sherpa