Sherpa woman climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks personal report

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own file as the most profitable feminine climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world’s highest peak Thursday

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press

12 Might 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal document as essentially the most profitable female 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 succeed in the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early in the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu stated. He mentioned she was in good well being and was safely descending from the peak.

Sherpa, 48, never obtained an opportunity to get a proper education as a result of she had to start incomes a living by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — essentially the most instances any woman has climbed Everest — and she has always stated she wanted to encourage all girls in order that they too can achieve their goals.

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

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

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