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KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- A veteran Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for a record 18th time.
The Nepal Mountaineering Association says Appa, who like most Sherpas goes by only one name, made it to the top overnight -- that was morning in Nepal.
The 47-year-old Appa has been a Utah resident since 2006.
Appa beat his own record set last spring for the most climbs of the world's highest mountain.
Like most Sherpas, Appa grew up in the foothills of Everest, and began carrying equipment and supplies for trekkers and mountaineers at an early age.
He made his first summit of Everest in 1989 and has been climbing almost every year since.
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