Sherpa lady climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks own file

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own document as probably 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 May 2022, 11:26

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

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

Sherpa, 48, by no means bought an opportunity to get a proper training because she had to start incomes a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her tenth — probably the most occasions any woman has climbed Everest — and he or she has all the time stated she needed to encourage all women in order that they too can obtain their desires.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his own report for essentially the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes alongside the route so that tons of of other climbers and guides could make their technique to the top of the mountain later this month.

Hundreds of international climbers and an equal number of Sherpa guides are set to attempt climbs of Everest in Could, the month when climate conditions in the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.