Sherpa lady climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks personal file

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

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press

12 May 2022, 11:26

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

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

Sherpa, 48, by no means got a chance to get a proper education because she needed to start incomes a residing by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her 10th — essentially the most instances any girl has climbed Everest — and he or she has always stated she wanted to inspire all girls in order that they can also achieve their goals.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the 26th time Saturday, breaking his own record for the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a group of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes along 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 overseas climbers and an equal variety of Sherpa guides are set to try climbs of Everest in Could, the month when weather circumstances in the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.