Sherpa woman climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks personal file

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

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Related Press

12 Might 2022, 11:26

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

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

Sherpa, 48, by no means acquired a chance to get a proper training as a result of she had to start earning a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her tenth — the most times any woman has climbed Everest — and she has always stated she needed to encourage all girls in order that they can also achieve their goals.

A local 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 26th time Saturday, breaking his own record for probably the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fixed ropes alongside the route in order that lots of of other climbers and guides could make their solution to the highest of the mountain later this month.

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