Sherpa woman climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks own report

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own document as essentially 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 May 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal record as 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 advantage of favorable weather to achieve the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early within the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu mentioned. He mentioned she was in good well being and was safely descending from the height.

Sherpa, 48, by no means obtained a chance to get a formal education as a result of she had to begin incomes a living by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — probably the most occasions any girl has climbed Everest — and she has all the time mentioned she needed to encourage all ladies in order that they can also obtain their dreams.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the 26th time Saturday, breaking his personal file for the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a group of Sherpa climbers who mounted ropes along the route so that tons of of different climbers and guides could make their technique to the highest of the mountain later this month.

A whole bunch of foreign climbers and an equal variety of Sherpa guides are set to aim climbs of Everest in Might, the month when climate conditions within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.