Sherpa lady climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks personal report

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own report 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 Could 2022, 11:26

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

Lakpa Sherpa and several other 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, never got a chance to get a proper schooling as a result of she needed to start earning a residing by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — essentially the most occasions any lady has climbed Everest — and she or he has always mentioned she wanted to encourage all women in order that they can also obtain their desires.

A local of Nepal, Sherpa lives within the U.S. along 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 probably the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a group of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes alongside the route so that a whole bunch of different climbers and guides can make their option to the top 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 circumstances within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.