Apa Sherpa, also known as Super Sherpa along with Purbha Tashi Sherpa and Shishir Bhattarai jointly hold the record for reaching the summit the highest number of times, which is 21. Angrita Sherpa holds the record for most number of climbs without oxygen.
In 2003 he became the oldest person to climb Everest at the age of 70. However, he broke his own record ten years later when he conquered the mountain again at the age of 80. In the meantime, he had had two cardiac surgeries for arrhythmia.
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