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

A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal file as probably 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 the most successful female 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 benefit of favorable climate to reach 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 well being and was safely descending from the peak.

Sherpa, 48, never got an opportunity to get a proper education as a result of she needed to start incomes a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her tenth — the most occasions any girl has climbed Everest — and he or she has at all times stated she wished to inspire all girls so that they too can achieve their goals.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his personal document for essentially the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who mounted ropes alongside the route in order that hundreds of other climbers and guides can make their strategy to the highest of the mountain later this month.

A whole lot of overseas climbers and an equal number of Sherpa guides are set to try climbs of Everest in May, the month when climate conditions within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.