Sherpa lady climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks personal file

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as essentially the most successful feminine climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world’s highest peak Thursday

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Related Press

12 Might 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her own document as the most profitable female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday.

Lakpa Sherpa and several different climbers took advantage of favorable weather to achieve the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early within the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu said. He said she was in good well being and was safely descending from the height.

Sherpa, 48, by no means received an opportunity to get a formal education as a result of she needed to start earning a living by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her 10th — probably the most times any girl has climbed Everest — and she has always stated she wished to inspire all girls so that they can also achieve their desires.

A native of Nepal, Sherpa lives in the U.S. along with her three kids in West Hartford, Connecticut.

One other Nepalese Sherpa information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his personal record for probably the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fixed ropes alongside the route in order that hundreds of different climbers and guides could make their option to the highest of the mountain later this month.

Hundreds of foreign climbers and an equal number of Sherpa guides are set to aim climbs of Everest in May, the month when climate situations within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.