List of Mount Everest summiters by frequency

This list consists of people who reached the summit of Mount Everest more than once. By 2013, 6,871 summits had 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. Also it should be mentioned that confirmations are difficult because many sherpas have familiar names.

List

Frequency	Climber	Nationality	Ref.	Year and place of death
31	Kami Rita Sherpa	Nepal	[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
29	Pasang Dawa Sherpa	Nepal	[8][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
24[a]	Ngima Nuru Sherpa	Nepal	[24][20][21]
24	Ang Dorje Sherpa (Chhuldim)	Nepal	[25]
22	Dorje Gyalgen (Dorji Gyaljen also Dorje Gyalzen) Sherpa	Nepal	[26][27][28]
21	Apa Sherpa	Nepal	[29]
21	Phurba Tashi Sherpa	Nepal	[30]
19	Chhewang Nima (Chuwang)	Nepal	[31][32]	2010 on Baruntse[33]
19	Mingma Tsiri Sherpa	Nepal	[34][35][36][37]
19	Kenton Cool	United Kingdom	[38][39][26][40][27][41][15][42]
17	Lakpa Rita Sherpa	Nepal	[43][44]
17	Panuru Sherpa	Nepal	[45][46]
16	Chhiring Dorje Sherpa	Nepal	[47][48][49][50]
16	Nima Gombu Sherpa	Nepal	[36][37][51][52][53][54]
15	Garrett Madison	United States	[55][56][57][58][59]
15	Dave Hahn	United States	[60][61][62]
15	Kame Sherpa	Nepal	[63][64][65][66]
15	Pemba Dorje Sherpa	Nepal	[citation needed]
14	Long Dorje Sherpa	Nepal	[67]
13	Ang Passang Sherpa	Nepal	[16]
13	Mingma Dorjee Sherpa (Thame)	Nepal	[68][16]
13	Fura Kancha Sherpa	Nepal	[68][16]
13	Guillermo "Willie" Benegas	United States né  Argentina	[69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77]
12	Alexander V. Abramov [ru]	Russia	[78][79][80]
11	Chongba Nuru Sherpa	Nepal	[81][82][83]	2017 in Tate[84]
11	Hiroyuki Kuraoka [ja]	Japan	[85][86][87]
11	Pemchirri Sherpa	Nepal	[88]
10	Dawa Nuru Sherpa	Nepal	[68]
10	Lhakpa Sherpa ♀	Nepal	[89][90][91]
10	Tashi Tshering	Nepal	[92][93][94][95][96]
10	Ang Rita Sherpa	Nepal	[92][93][94][95][96]	2020 in Kathmandu
10	Babu Chiri Sherpa	Nepal	[97]	2001 on Everest[97]
10	Karsang Namgyal Sherpa	Nepal	[98][99]	2012 on Everest[100]
10	Namgyal Sherpa	Nepal	[101][102]	2013 Everest[101][102]
10	Phil Crampton	United Kingdom	[103][104]
10	Vernon Tejas	United States	[68][105]
10	Noel Hanna	United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)	[106][107]	2023 on Annapurna[108]
10	Mark Woodward	New Zealand	[109]
9	Mingma Tenjing Sherpa	Nepal	[110]
9	Nima Gyalzen Sherpa	Nepal	[111]
9	Dorje Khatri Sherpa	Nepal	[112]	2014 Everest[113]
9	Tenjing Dorji	Nepal	[114]
9	David Hamilton	United Kingdom	[115][116][117]
9	Mike Roberts	New Zealand	[118][119][120]
9	Dean Staples	New Zealand	[121][122]
9	George Dijmarescu	United States	[74][89]
9	Ang Namgel Sherpa	Nepal	[123]
8	Adrian Ballinger	United Kingdom	[124][125][126][127][128][129]
8	Ngawang Rapke Sherpa	Nepal	[130][131][132][133]
8	Mingma Gelu Sherpa	Nepal	[134]
8	Tashi Lakpa Sherpa	Nepal	[135]
8	Tenzing Sherpa	Nepal	[74][136][137]
8	Rob Casserley	United Kingdom	[138][139][140]
8	Ryan Waters	United States	[141][142]
7	Ngima Tashi Sherpa	Nepal	[143]	2025 on Annapurna[143]
7	Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu	India	[144][145][146]
7	Daniel Mazur	United States	[147][148]
7	Dawa Tashi Sherpa	Nepal	[149][150]
7	Ed Viesturs	United States	[151]
7	Jamling Bhote	Nepal	[152]
7	Jyamchang Bhote	Nepal	[153]
7	Tshering Pande Bhote	Nepal	[153]
7	Karma Rita Sherpa	Nepal	[154][155]
7	Lakpa Thundu Sherpa	Nepal	[123][156]
7	Mingma (David) Gyabu Sherpa	Nepal	[157][158]
7	Lakpa Sherpa	Nepal	[159][160]
7	Norbu Sherpa	Nepal	[161]
7	Noriyuki Muraguchi	Japan	[85]
7	Peter Athans	United States	[162]
7	Scott Woolums	United States	[163][164]
7	David Liaño Gonzalez	Mexico	[42][165]
6	Ang Karma Sherpa	Nepal	[166]
6	David Morton	United States	[167]
6	Jamie McGuinness	New Zealand	[168]
6	Justin Merle	United States	[110]
6	Kami Sherpa	Nepal	[169]
6	Kondo Kenji	Japan	[85][170][171]
6	Luis Benitez	United States	[172]
6	Lydia Bradey ♀	New Zealand	[173][174][175]
6	Mark Whetu	New Zealand	[176]
6	Melissa Arnot ♀	United States	[177][178]
6	Mingma Gyalje Sherpa	Nepal	[179][180][181][182][183][184]
6	Nirmal Purja	Nepal  United Kingdom	[185][186][187]
6	Phunuru Sherpa	Nepal	[188][189][190]
6	Thendu Dorje Sherpa	Nepal	[191][192]	2014 Everest[193]
6	Tim Mosedale	United Kingdom	[139][147][194][88]
6	Victor Saunders	United Kingdom	[139][173]
5	Anshu Jamsenpa ♀	India	[195][150][196]
5	David Breashears	United States	[197]
5	David Tait	United Kingdom	[198]
5	Duncan Chessell	Australia	[199]
5	Guy Cotter	New Zealand	[147][200][201][202]
5	Kari Kobler	Switzerland	[203][204][205]
5	Karna Tamang	Nepal	[206]
5	Kushang Sherpa (Kusang Dorjee)	India	[207]
5	Lila Bahadur Basnet	Nepal	[208][209]
5	Michael Brown	United States	[210]
5	Michael Hamill	United States	[211][212]
5	Pasang Karma Sherpa	Nepal	[191][192]	2014 Everest[191]
5	Rob Hall	New Zealand	[202]	1996 Everest[213]
5	Ryszard Pawłowski	Poland	[214][215]
5	Sonam Tshering Sherpa	Nepal	[216][217]	1993 Everest[216][217]
5	Sungdare Sherpa	Nepal	[218][219]	1989[220]
5	Elia Saikaly	Canada	[221][222]
5	Valentyn Sypavin	Ukraine	[223][224][225]
4	Rima Rinje Sherpa	Nepal	[143]	2025 Annapurna[143]
4	Anatoli Boukreev	Kazakhstan		1997 Annapurna[226]
4	Ang Kaji Sherpa	Nepal	[227]	2014 Everest[227]
4	Ben Jones	United States	[228][229]
4	Dawa Gyaljen Sherpa	Nepal	[230]
4	Eugeny Vinogradski [ru]	Russia	[231]
4	Jose Luis Peralvo	Ecuador	[68][232]
4	Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa	Nepal	[233][234]	1996 (Sept.) Everest[235]
4	Michael Horst	United States	[236]
4	Paul Giorgio	United States	[69][70][237][238]
4	Phura Geljen Sherpa	Nepal	[239][240]
4	Shinji Tamura	Japan	[85][241]
4	Simone Moro	Italy	[242]
4	Wally Berg	United States	[74][243]
4	Yuri Contreras	Mexico	[244]
4	Wang Jing ♀	China	[245]
4	Gabriel Filippi	Canada	[246][247]
4	Dave Watson	United States	[248]
3	Rodrigo Jordan	Chile	[249]
3	Andy Lapkass	United States	[250]
3	Ang Phurba Sherpa	Nepal	[251][252]
3	Brent Bishop	United States	[253][254][229]
3	Casey Grom	United States	[255]
3	Conrad Anker	United States	[256][257]
3	Chhang Dawa Sherpa	Nepal	[258]
3	Ryan Nusic	Canada	[259][260][261][262]
3	Héctor Ponce de Leon	Mexico	[263]
3	Huang Nubo	China	[264]
3	Jake Norton	United States	[265]
3	Kazuya Hiraide	Japan	[85][266]	2024 K2[267]
3	Kevin Farebrother	Australia	[268]
3	Khoo Swee Chiow	Singapore	[269][270][271][272][273]
3	Lyudmila Korobeshko ♀	Russia	[274]
3	Noboru Yamada	Japan	[275][276]	1989 Denali[275][276]
3	Pasang Sherpa	Nepal	[277]
3	Pertemba Sherpa	Nepal	[278]
3	Ranvir Singh Jamwal	India	[279]
3	Robert Schauer	Austria	[280][281][282]
3	Robert Slozen	United States	[74][283]
3	Ryuseki Hiraoka	Japan	[85]
3	Tashi Tenzing	Nepal	[284]
3	Saurabh Singh Shekhawat	India	[285]
3	Serap Jangbu Sherpa	Nepal	[277]
3	Sergei Bershov [uk]	Ukraine	[286]
3	Neal Beidleman	United States	[66]
3	Seth Waterfall	United States	[287]
3	Ed Wardle	United Kingdom
3	Stuart Peacock	United Kingdom	[288]
3	Um Hong-gil	South Korea	[289]
3	Veikka Gustafsson	Finland
3	Walter Laserer	Austria	[282]
3	Yasuo Kato	Japan	[290]	1982 Everest[290]
3	Yuichiro Miura	Japan	[291]
3	Rodrigo Raineri	Brazil	[292]
3	Valérie Boffy ♀	France	[245]
3	Rodrigo Jordan	Chile	[293]
2	Anish Luitel	Nepal	[294][295][296][297]
2	Emil Neszmélyi [hu]	Hungary	[298]
2	Abele Blanc	Italy	[299][300]
2	Adele Pennington ♀	United Kingdom	[301]
2	Adolphus Hancock	Canada	[302][303]
2	Ajay Kothiyal	India	[304][305]
2	Alex Lowe	United States	[306]	1999 Shishapangma[307]
2	Alexei Bolotov [ru]	Russia	[74][308]	2013 Nuptse[308]
2	Amar Prakash	India	[309]
2	Andrej Štremfelj	Slovenia
2	Andrew Lock	Australia	[310]
2	Ang Phu Sherpa (b.1950)	Nepal	[311]	1979 Everest[311]
2	Anita Kobold ♀	Germany	[74][312]
2	Asmus Norreslet	Denmark	[313][314]
2	Augusto Ortega	Peru	[315]
2	Azim Gheychisaz	Iran	[316]
2	Ben Jones	United States	[317]
2	Bill Burke	United States	[318]
2	Bull Bradford	United States	[319]
2	Carlos Hatuka	United States
2	Cathy O'Dowd ♀	South Africa	[320]
2	Cering Doje	China	[321][322]
2	Claudio Bastrentaz	Italy	[74]
2	Chhurim ♀	Nepal	[323]
2	Chiang Hsiu-chen ♀	Republic of China (Taiwan)	[324][325]
2	Christine Boskoff ♀	United States	[326]	2006 M. Genyen[326]
2	Cory Richards	United States	[327]
2	David Hempleman-Adams	United Kingdom	[328][329]
2	David Rodney	Canada	[330]
2	David Roeske	United States
2	Deepika Rathore ♀	India	[331]
2	Didier Delsalle	France	[332]
2	Ellen Miller ♀	United States	[333]
2	Fyodor Konyukhov	Russia	[334]
2	Gary Francis	Australia	[335]	2014[335]
2	Gary Ball	New Zealand	[336][337]	1993 Dhaulagiri[338]
2	Graham Ratcliffe	United Kingdom	[339][340][341]
2	Greg Wilson	United States	[154][342]
2	Göran Kropp	Sweden	[343][344]	2002[344]
2	Hugo Rodríguez	Mexico	[345]
2	Igor Svergun	Ukraine	[346][347]	2013 Nanga Parbat[347]
2	Ivan Vallejo	Ecuador	[348]
2	Jamie Clarke	Canada	[349]
2	Jeff Rhoads	United States	[350]
2	Jimmy Chin	United States	[257]
2	John Furneaux	Canada	[351]
2	John Tsang Chi-sing	Hong Kong	[352][353]
3	Joshua T. McDowell	United States	[354][355]
2	Juan Pablo Ruiz	Colombia	[356]
2	Kílian Jornet Burgada	Spain	[357]
2	Karim Mella	Dominican Republic	[358][359]
2	Koichi Oyama	Japan	[85]
2	Laura Gonzalez del Castillo ♀	Mexico	[244]
2	Leif Whittaker	United States	[360]
2	Ludovic Challeat	France	[361][362][363]	2012 Manaslu[364]
2	Lynne Hanna ♀	United Kingdom	[365][107]
2	Muhammad Abdul Muhit [bn]	Bangladesh	[366][367]
2	Manuel Pizarro	Canada	[368][369]
2	Marco Siffredi	France	[370]	2002 Everest[370]
2	Margaret Watroba ♀	Australia	[371]
2	Marty Schmidt	New Zealand	[372][373][374][375]	2013 K2[375]
2	Michael Groom	Australia	[376][377]
2	Michael Niemeier	Germany	[74]
2	Michael Smith	United Kingdom	[74]
2	Mike Kobold	Germany	[378][379]
2	Michihiro Kadoya	Japan	[85]
2	Mollie Hughes ♀	United Kingdom	[380]
2	Muneo Nukita	Japan	[85]
2	Namgyal Tshering Sherpa	Nepal	[99][381]	2012 Everest[381][382]
2	Naoki Ishikawa	Japan	[85]
2	Nawang Gombu	Nepal	[383][384]	2011[385]
2	Òscar Cadiach	Spain
2	Park Young-seok	South Korea	[386][387]	2011 Annapurna[387]
2	Pat Falvey	Ireland	[388][389]
2	Paul Noble	United Kingdom	[139]
2	Sherpani Pemba Doma ♀	Nepal	[390][391][392]	2007 Lhtose[393]
2	Peter Hillary	New Zealand	[394][202]
2	Phil Ershler	United States	[395]
2	Reinhold Messner	Italy	[396]
2	Robert Anderson	New Zealand	[397]
2	Russell Brice	New Zealand	[398][399][202]
2	Santosh Yadav ♀	India	[400]
2	Scott Fischer	United States	[401]	1996 on Everest[402]
2	Sean Disney	South Africa	[403]
2	Shaun Hutson	United Kingdom	[404][405]
2	Sibusiso Vilane	Swaziland	[406][407]
2	Silvio Mondinelli	Italy	[74]
2	Shuji Nazuka	Japan	[85][408]	2004 Annapurna[409]
2	Stipe Božić	Croatia
2	Susmita Maskey ♀	Nepal	[410][411][412]
2	Takashi Ozaki	Japan	[413]	2011 Everest[414]
2	Takeshi Yamamura	Japan	[85]
2	Tamae Watanabe ♀	Japan	[415]
2	Tenzing Nuru Sherpa	Nepal	[416]	2007 Everest[416]
2	Teruo Saegusa	Japan	[417][418]	1989 Denali[418]
2	Tunç Fındık	Turkey	[419]
2	Tim Macartney-Snape	Australia	[420]
2	Tore Sunde-Rasmussen	Norway	[421]
2	Unnikannan A. P. Veetil	India	,[422][423]
2	Usukhbayar Golovdorj	Mongolia	[424]
2	Vladimir Bashkirov [ru]	Russia	[74][425]	2007 Lhotse[425]
2	Vitor Negrete	Brazil	[426]	2006 Everest[427]
2	Waldemar Niclevicz	Brazil	[428]
2	Karina Oliani ♀	Brazil	[429]
2	Wang Shi	China
2	Khimlal Gautam	Nepal	[430]
2	Yoshinobu Kato	Japan	[85]
2	Ravindra Kumar	India	[431][432]
2	Kristin Harila ♀	Norway	[433][434][435]
2	Michael Neal	United States	[436][437]
2	Luis Stitzinger	Germany	[438][439]	2023 Kangchenjunga[440]
2	Zeb Blais	United States	[441]

Verification issues

Cases of possible confusion over names, sources, or unclear references

	Achiever	Nation	Ref.	Died / lost
14-16	Danuru Sherpa	Nepal	[114][442][443]
12	Pem Chirri	Nepal	[444]
15	Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa	Nepal	[445]
15	Ningma Tsheri Sherpa	Nepal	[68]
13	Nga Temba Sherpa	Nepal	[446]
3	Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa	Nepal	[447]

Adventure Consultants report on summits and people by 2016:^[120]

• 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.^[441] Nepal may not issue summit certificates to Nepali who don't buy a permit. One problem firms must contend with is summit fraud attempts.

See also

• List of Mount Everest records
• List of 20th-century summiters of Mount Everest
• List of people who died climbing Mount Everest

Notes

1. The Himalayan Database gave Ngima Nuru Sherpa 20 ascents until 2019 (22 adding those of 2022 that are not yet registered).^[21]