Sherpa girl climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks own file

A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal report as the most profitable 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 personal document as probably the most successful feminine climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday.

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

Sherpa, 48, by no means obtained an opportunity to get a formal training as a result of she needed to begin earning a living by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her 10th — the most times any girl has climbed Everest — and he or she has at all times mentioned she wished to encourage all ladies so they can also achieve their dreams.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his own record for essentially the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes along the route so that a whole bunch of different climbers and guides could make their way to the highest of the mountain later this month.

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