This list consists of people who reached the summit of Mount Everest more than once. By 2013, 6,871 summits have been recorded by 4,042 people.[1][2] By the end of 2016 there were 7,646 summits by 4,469 people.[3] In 2018 about 800 people summited, breaking the record for most in one year compared to 2013, in which 667 summited Mount Everest.[4][5]
As of July 2022, there have been approximately 11,346 summit ascents by 6,098 people.[6]
Note all information may not be completed/updated, it can take months and even years to update summit counts as confirmed by sources
More information Frequency, Climber ...
Frequency |
Climber |
Nationality |
Ref. |
Year and place of death |
30 |
Kami Rita Sherpa |
Nepal |
[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] [20] |
|
27 |
Pasang Dawa Sherpa |
Nepal |
[21][22][23][24][25] |
|
24[lower-alpha 1] |
Ngima Nuru Sherpa |
Nepal |
[26][22][23] |
|
23 |
Ang Dorje Sherpa (Chhuldim) |
Nepal |
[27][28] |
|
22 |
Dorje Gyalgen (Dorji Gyaljen also Dorje Gyalzen) Sherpa |
Nepal |
[29][30][31] |
|
21 |
Apa Sherpa |
Nepal |
[32] |
|
21 |
Phurba Tashi Sherpa |
Nepal |
[33] |
|
19 |
Chhewang Nima (Chuwang) |
Nepal |
[34][35] | 2010 on Baruntse[36] |
19 |
Mingma Tsiri Sherpa |
Nepal |
[37][38][39][40] |
|
18 |
Kenton Cool |
United Kingdom |
[29][41][30][42][14][43] |
|
17 |
Lakpa Rita Sherpa |
Nepal |
[44][45] |
|
16 |
Chhiring Dorje Sherpa |
Nepal |
[46][47][48][49] |
|
16 |
Nima Gombu Sherpa |
Nepal |
[39][40][50][51][52][53] |
|
15 |
Dave Hahn |
United States |
[54][55][56] |
|
15 |
Kame Sherpa |
Nepal |
[57][58][59][60] |
|
15 |
Pemba Dorje Sherpa |
Nepal |
[citation needed] |
|
14 |
Long Dorje Sherpa |
Nepal |
[61] |
|
14 |
Garrett Madison |
United States |
[62][63][64][65] |
|
13 |
Ang Passang Sherpa |
Nepal |
[8] |
|
13 |
Mingma Dorjee Sherpa (Thame) |
Nepal |
[7][8] |
|
13 |
Fura Kancha Sherpa |
Nepal |
[7][8] |
|
13 |
Guillermo "Willie" Benegas |
United States né Argentina |
[66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74] |
|
12 |
Alexander V. Abramov [ru] |
Russia |
[75][76][77] |
|
11 |
Chongba Nuru Sherpa |
Nepal |
[78][79][80] |
|
11 |
Pemchirri Sherpa |
Nepal |
[81] |
|
10 |
Dawa Nuru Sherpa |
Nepal |
[7] |
|
10 |
Lhakpa Sherpa ♀ |
Nepal |
[82][83][84] |
|
10 |
Tashi Tshering |
Nepal |
[85][86][87][88][89] |
|
10 |
Ang Rita Sherpa |
Nepal |
[85][86][87][88][89] |
2020 in Kathmandu |
10 |
Babu Chiri Sherpa |
Nepal |
[90] |
2001 on Everest[90] |
10 |
Panuru Sherpa |
Nepal |
[91] |
|
10 |
Karsang Namgyal Sherpa |
Nepal |
[92][93] |
2012 on Everest[94] |
10 |
Namgyal Sherpa |
Nepal |
[95][96] |
2013 Everest[95][96] |
10 |
Vernon Tejas |
United States |
[7][97] |
|
10 |
Noel Hanna |
Northern Ireland |
[98][99] |
2023 on Annapurna[100] |
10 |
Mark Woodward |
New Zealand |
[101] |
|
9 |
Mingma Tenjing Sherpa |
Nepal |
[102] |
|
9 |
Nima Gyalzen Sherpa |
Nepal |
[103] |
|
9 |
Dorje Khatri Sherpa |
Nepal |
[104] |
2014 Everest[105] |
9 |
Tenjing Dorji |
Nepal |
[106] |
|
9 |
David Hamilton |
United Kingdom |
[107][108][109] |
|
9 |
Mike Roberts |
New Zealand |
[110][111][112] |
|
9 |
Dean Staples |
New Zealand |
[113][114] |
|
9 |
George Dijmarescu |
United States |
[71][82] |
|
9 |
Ang Namgel Sherpa |
Nepal |
[115] |
|
9 |
Hiroyuki Kuraoka |
Japan |
[116] |
|
8 |
Adrian Ballinger |
United Kingdom |
[117][118][119][120][121][122] |
|
8 |
Mingma Gelu Sherpa |
Nepal |
[123] |
|
8 |
Tashi Lakpa Sherpa |
Nepal |
[124] |
|
8 |
Tenzing Sherpa |
Nepal |
[71][125][126] |
|
8 |
Rob Casserley |
United Kingdom |
[127][128][129] |
|
7 |
Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu |
India |
[130][131][132] |
|
7 |
Phil Crampton |
United Kingdom |
[133] |
|
7 |
Daniel Mazur |
United States |
[134][135] |
|
7 |
Dawa Tashi Sherpa |
Nepal |
[136][137] |
|
7 |
Ed Viesturs |
United States |
[138] |
|
7 |
Ryan Waters |
United States |
[139][140] |
7 |
Jamling Bhote |
Nepal |
[141] |
|
7 |
Jyamchang Bhote |
Nepal |
[142] |
|
7 |
Tshering Pande Bhote |
Nepal |
[142] |
|
7 |
Karma Rita Sherpa |
Nepal |
[143][144] |
|
7 |
Lakpa Thundu Sherpa |
Nepal |
[115][145] |
|
7 |
Mingma (David) Gyabu Sherpa |
Nepal |
[146][147] |
|
7 |
Lakpa Sherpa |
Nepal |
[148][149] |
|
7 |
Norbu Sherpa |
Nepal |
[150] |
|
7 |
Noriyuki Muraguchi |
Japan |
[116] |
|
7 |
Peter Athans |
United States |
[151] |
|
7 |
Scott Woolums |
United States |
[152][153] |
|
7 |
David Liaño Gonzalez |
Mexico |
[43][154] |
|
6 |
Ang Karma Sherpa |
Nepal |
[155] |
|
6 |
David Morton |
United States |
[156] |
|
6 |
Jamie McGuinness |
New Zealand |
[157] |
|
6 |
Justin Merle |
United States |
[102] |
|
6 |
Kami Sherpa |
Nepal |
[158] |
|
6 |
Kondo Kenji |
Japan |
[116][159][160] |
|
6 |
Luis Benitez |
United States |
[161] |
|
6 |
Lydia Bradey ♀ |
New Zealand |
88,08,13,16,18,19[162][163][164] |
|
6 |
Mark Whetu |
New Zealand |
[165] |
|
6 |
Melissa Arnot ♀ |
United States |
[166][167] |
|
6 |
Mingma Gyalje Sherpa |
Nepal |
[168][169][170][171][172][173] |
|
6 |
Nirmal Purja |
Nepal United Kingdom |
[174][175][176] |
|
6 |
Phunuru Sherpa |
Nepal |
[177][178][179] |
|
6 |
Thendu Dorje Sherpa |
Nepal |
[180][181] |
2014 Everest[182] |
6 |
Tim Mosedale |
United Kingdom |
[128][134][183][81] |
|
6 |
Victor Saunders |
United Kingdom |
[128][162] |
|
5 |
Anshu Jamsenpa ♀ |
India |
[184][137][185] |
|
5 |
David Breashears |
United States |
[186] |
|
5 |
David Tait |
United Kingdom |
[187] |
|
5 |
Duncan Chessell |
Australia |
[188] |
|
5 |
Guy Cotter |
New Zealand |
1992,1997[134][189][190][191] |
|
5 |
Kari Kobler |
Switzerland |
[192][193][194] |
|
5 |
Karna Tamang |
Nepal |
[195] |
|
5 |
Kushang Sherpa (Kusang Dorjee) |
India |
[196] |
|
5 |
Lila Bahadur Basnet |
Nepal |
[197][198] |
|
5 |
Michael Brown |
United States |
[199] |
|
5 |
Michael Hamill |
United States |
[200][201] |
|
5 |
Pasang Karma Sherpa |
Nepal |
[180][181] |
2014 Everest[180] |
5 |
Rob Hall |
New Zealand |
1990,1992,1993,1994,1996[191] |
1996 Everest[202] |
5 |
Ryszard Pawłowski |
Poland |
[203][204] |
|
5 |
Sonam Tshering Sherpa |
Nepal |
[205][206] |
1993 Everest[205][206] |
5 |
Sungdare Sherpa |
Nepal |
[207][208] |
1989[209] |
5 |
Elia Saikaly |
Canada |
[210][211] |
|
5 |
Valentyn Sypavin |
Ukraine |
[212][213][214] |
|
4 |
Anatoli Boukreev |
Kazakhstan |
|
1997 Annapurna[215] |
4 |
Ang Kaji Sherpa |
Nepal |
[216] |
2014 Everest[216] |
4 |
Ben Jones |
United States |
[217][218] |
|
4 |
Dawa Gyaljen Sherpa |
Nepal |
[219] |
|
4 |
Eugeny Vinogradski |
Russia |
[220] |
|
4 |
Jose Luis Peralvo |
Ecuador |
[7][221] |
|
4 |
Kazuya Hiraide |
Japan |
[116] |
|
4 |
Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa |
Nepal |
[222][223] |
1996 (Sept.) Everest[224] |
4 |
Michael Horst |
United States |
[225] |
|
4 |
Paul Giorgio |
United States |
[66][67][226][227] |
|
4 |
Phura Geljen Sherpa |
Nepal |
[228][229] |
|
4 |
Shinji Tamura |
Japan |
[116][230] |
|
4 |
Simone Moro |
Italy |
[231] |
|
4 |
Wally Berg |
United States |
[71][232] |
|
4 |
Yuri Contreras |
Mexico |
[233] |
|
4 |
Wang Jing ♀ |
China |
[234] |
|
4 |
Gabriel Filippi |
Canada |
[235][236] |
|
4 |
Dave Watson |
United States |
[237] |
|
3 |
Rodrigo Jordan |
Chile |
[238] |
|
3 |
Andy Lapkass |
United States |
[239] |
|
3 |
Ang Phurba Sherpa |
Nepal |
[240][241] |
|
3 |
Brent Bishop |
United States |
94, 02, 16[242][243][218] |
|
3 |
Casey Grom |
United States |
[244] |
|
3 |
Conrad Anker |
United States |
[245][246] |
|
3 |
Chhang Dawa Sherpa |
Nepal |
[247] |
|
3 |
Ryan Nusic |
Canada |
[248][249][250][251] |
|
3 |
Héctor Ponce de Leon |
Mexico |
[252] |
|
3 |
Hiro Kuraoka |
Japan |
[253] |
|
3 |
Huang Nubo |
China |
[254] |
|
3 |
Jake Norton |
United States |
[255] |
|
3 |
Kevin Farebrother |
Australia |
[256] |
|
3 |
Khoo Swee Chiow |
Singapore |
[257][258][259][260][261] |
|
3 |
Lyudmila Korobeshko ♀ |
Russia |
[262] |
|
3 |
Noboru Yamada |
Japan |
[263][264] |
1989 Denali[263][264] |
3 |
Pasang Sherpa |
Nepal |
[265] |
|
3 |
Pertemba Sherpa |
Nepal |
[266] |
|
3 |
Ranvir Singh Jamwal |
India |
[267] |
|
3 |
Robert Schauer |
Austria |
[268][269][270] |
|
3 |
Robert Slozen |
United States |
[71][271] |
|
3 |
Ryuseki Hiraoka |
Japan |
[116] |
|
3 |
Tashi Tenzing |
Nepal |
[272] |
|
3 |
Saurabh Singh Shekhawat |
India |
[273] |
|
3 |
Serap Jangbu Sherpa |
Nepal |
[265] |
|
3 |
Sergei Bershov |
Ukraine |
[274] |
|
3 |
Neal Beidleman |
United States |
[60] |
|
3 |
Seth Waterfall |
United States |
[275] |
|
3 |
Ed Wardle |
United Kingdom |
|
|
3 |
Stuart Peacock |
United Kingdom |
[276] |
|
3 |
Um Hong-gil |
South Korea |
[277] |
|
3 |
Veikka Gustafsson |
Finland |
|
|
3 |
Walter Laserer |
Austria |
[270] |
|
3 |
Yasuo Kato |
Japan |
[278] |
1982 Everest[278] |
3 |
Yuichiro Miura |
Japan |
[279] |
|
3 |
Rodrigo Raineri |
Brazil |
[280] |
|
3 |
Valérie Boffy ♀ |
France |
[234] |
|
3 |
Rodrigo Jordan |
Chile |
[281] |
|
2 |
Anish Luitel |
Nepal |
[282][283][284][285] |
|
2 |
Emil Neszmélyi [hu] |
Hungary |
[286] |
|
2 |
Abele Blanc |
Italy |
[287][288] |
|
2 |
Adele Pennington ♀ |
United Kingdom |
[289] |
|
2 |
Adolphus Hancock |
Canada |
[290][291] |
|
2 |
Ajay Kothiyal |
India |
[292][293] |
|
2 |
Alex Lowe |
United States |
[294] |
1999 Shishapangma[295] |
2 |
Alexi Bolotov |
Russia |
[71][296] |
2013 Nuptse[296] |
2 |
Amar Prakash |
India |
[297] |
|
2 |
Andrej Stremfelj |
Slovenia |
|
|
2 |
Andrew Lock |
Australia |
[298] |
|
2 |
Ang Phu Sherpa (b.1950) |
Nepal |
[299] |
1979 Everest[299] |
2 |
Anita Kobold ♀ |
Germany |
[71][300] |
|
2 |
Asmus Norreslet |
Denmark |
[301][302] |
|
2 |
Augusto Ortega |
Peru |
[303] |
|
2 |
Azim Gheychisaz |
Iran |
[304] |
|
2 |
Ben Jones |
United States |
[305] |
|
2 |
Bill Burke |
United States |
[306] |
|
2 |
Bull Bradford |
United States |
[307] |
|
2 |
Carlos Hatuka |
United States |
|
|
2 |
Cathy O'Dowd ♀ |
South Africa |
[308] |
|
2 |
Cering Doje |
China |
[309][310] |
|
2 |
Claudio Bastrentaz |
Italy |
[71] |
|
2 |
Chhurim ♀ |
Nepal |
[311] |
|
2 |
Chiang Hsiu-chen ♀ |
Republic of China (Taiwan) |
[312][313] |
|
2 |
Christine Boskoff ♀ |
United States |
[314] |
2006 M. Genyen[314] |
2 |
Cory Richards |
United States |
16[315] 17[citation needed] |
|
2 |
David Hempleman-Adams |
United Kingdom |
[316][317] |
|
2 |
David Rodney |
Canada |
[318] |
|
2 |
David Roeske |
United States |
|
|
2 |
Deepika Rathore ♀ |
India |
[319] |
|
2 |
Didier Delsalle |
France |
[320] |
|
2 |
Fyodor Konyukhov |
Russia |
[321] |
|
2 |
Gary Francis |
Australia |
[322] |
2014[322] |
2 |
Gary Ball |
New Zealand |
[323][324] |
1993 Dhaulagiri[325] |
2 |
Graham Ratcliffe |
United Kingdom |
[326][327][328] |
|
2 |
Greg Wilson |
United States |
[143][329] |
|
2 |
Göran Kropp |
Sweden |
[330][331] |
2002[331] |
2 |
Hugo Rodríguez |
Mexico |
[332] |
|
2 |
Igor Svergun |
Ukraine |
[333][334] |
2013 Nanga Parbat[334] |
2 |
Ivan Vallejo |
Ecuador |
[335] |
|
2 |
Jamie Clarke |
Canada |
[336] |
|
2 |
Jeff Rhoads |
United States |
[337] |
|
2 |
Jimmy Chin |
United States |
[246] |
|
2 |
John Furneaux |
Canada |
[338] |
|
2 |
John Tsang Chi-sing |
Hong Kong |
[339][340] |
|
3 |
Joshua T. McDowell |
United States |
[341]
[342] |
2 |
Juan Pablo Ruiz |
Colombia |
[343] |
|
2 |
Kílian Jornet Burgada |
Spain |
[344] |
|
2 |
Karim Mella |
Dominican Republic |
[345][346] |
|
2 |
Koichi Oyama |
Japan |
[116] |
|
2 |
Laura Gonzalez del Castillo ♀ |
Mexico |
[233] |
|
2 |
Leif Whittaker |
United States |
[347] |
|
2 |
Ludovic Challeat |
France |
[348][349][350] |
2012 Manaslu[351] |
2 |
Lynne Hanna ♀ |
United Kingdom |
[352][99] |
|
2 |
Muhammad Abdul Muhit [bn] |
Bangladesh |
[353][354] |
|
2 |
Manuel Pizarro |
Canada |
[355][356] |
|
2 |
Marco Siffredi |
France |
[357] |
2002 Everest[357] |
2 |
Margaret Watroba ♀ |
Australia |
[358] |
|
2 |
Marty Schmidt |
New Zealand |
[359][360][361][362] |
2013 K2[362] |
2 |
Michael Groom |
Australia |
[363][364] |
|
2 |
Michael Niemeier |
Germany |
[71] |
|
2 |
Michael Smith |
United Kingdom |
[71] |
|
2 |
Mike Kobold |
Germany |
[365][366] |
|
2 |
Michihiro Kadoya |
Japan |
[116] |
|
2 |
Mollie Hughes ♀ |
United Kingdom |
[367] |
|
2 |
Muneo Nukita |
Japan |
[116] |
|
2 |
Namgyal Tshering Sherpa |
Nepal |
[93][368] |
2012 Everest[368][369] |
2 |
Naoki Ishikawa |
Japan |
[116] |
|
2 |
Nawang Gombu |
Nepal |
[370][371] |
2011[372] |
2 |
Òscar Cadiach |
Spain |
|
|
2 |
Park Young-seok |
South Korea |
[373][374] |
2011 Annapurna[374] |
2 |
Pat Falvey |
Ireland |
[375][376] |
|
2 |
Paul Noble |
United Kingdom |
[128] |
|
2 |
Sherpani Pemba Doma ♀ |
Nepal |
[377][378][379] |
2007 Lhtose[380] |
2 |
Peter Hillary |
New Zealand |
1990, 2002[381][191] |
|
2 |
Phil Ershler |
United States |
[382] |
|
2 |
Reinhold Messner |
Italy |
[383] |
|
2 |
Robert Anderson |
New Zealand |
[384] |
|
2 |
Russell Brice |
New Zealand |
1997,1998 [385][386][191] |
|
2 |
Santosh Yadav ♀ |
India |
[387] |
|
2 |
Scott Fischer |
United States |
[388] |
1996 on Everest[389] |
2 |
Sean Disney |
South Africa |
[390] |
|
2 |
Shaun Hutson |
United Kingdom |
[391][392] |
|
2 |
Sibusiso Vilane |
Swaziland |
[393][394] |
|
2 |
Silvio Mondinelli |
Italy |
[71] |
|
2 |
Shuji Nazuka |
Japan |
[116][395] |
2004 Annapurna[396] |
2 |
Stipe Božić |
Croatia |
|
|
2 |
Susmita Maskey ♀ |
Nepal |
[397][398][399] |
|
2 |
Takashi Ozaki |
Japan |
[400] |
2011 Everest[401] |
2 |
Takeshi Yamamura |
Japan |
[116] |
|
2 |
Tamae Watanabe ♀ |
Japan |
[402] |
|
2 |
Tenzing Nuru Sherpa |
Nepal |
[403] |
2007 Everest[403] |
2 |
Teruo Saegusa |
Japan |
[404][405] |
1989 Denali[405] |
2 |
Tunç Fındık |
Turkey |
[406] |
|
2 |
Tim Macartney-Snape |
Australia |
[407] |
|
2 |
Tore Sunde-Rasmussen |
Norway |
[408] |
|
2 |
Unnikannan A. P. Veetil |
India |
,[409][410] |
|
2 |
Usukhbayar Golovdorj |
Mongolia |
[411] |
|
2 |
Vladimir Bashkirov |
Russia |
[71][412] |
2007 Lhotse[412] |
2 |
Vitor Negrete |
Brazil |
[413] |
2006 Everest[414] |
2 |
Waldemar Niclevicz |
Brazil |
[415] |
|
2 |
Karina Oliani ♀ |
Brazil |
[416] |
|
2 |
Wang Shi |
China |
|
|
2 |
Khimlal Gautam |
Nepal |
[417] |
|
2 |
Yoshinobu Kato |
Japan |
[116] |
|
2 |
Ravindra Kumar |
India |
[418][419] |
|
2 |
Kristin Harila ♀ |
Norway |
[420][421][422] |
|
2 |
Michael Neal |
United States |
[423][424] |
|
2 |
Luis Stitzinger |
Germany |
[425][426] |
2023 Kangchenjunga[427] |
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Adventure Consultants report on summits and people by 2016:[112]
- Da Jangbu Sherpa, Nepal, 13 summits
- Pemba Chhoti Sherpa, Nepal, 11 summit
- Kami Rita Sherpa, Nepal, 14 summits
- Purba Chhoter Sherpa (Ang Jangbu), 8 summits
- Chhewang Dorji Sherpa, Nepal, 9 summits
- Chhiring (Tsering) Namgel Sherpa, Nepal, 4 summits
- Da Thuk Bhote, Nepal, 3 summits
- Passang Bhote, 7 summits
- Nima Tsering, Nepal, 6 summits
It can be hard to determine who is who sometimes, as there are some similar names. For example in 2013 two different Kami Rita Sherpa high-altitude workers summited with different guide firms.[434] Nepal may not issue summit certificates to Nepali who don't buy a permit. One problem firms must contend with is summit fraud attempts.