Sherpa woman climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks own file

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

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

Lakpa Sherpa and several different climbers took advantage 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, never received an opportunity to get a formal schooling because she had to start incomes a living by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — the most instances any woman has climbed Everest — and he or she has always stated she needed to inspire all women so they too can achieve their goals.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the 26th time Saturday, breaking his own record for probably the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a group of Sherpa climbers who mounted ropes alongside the route so that a whole bunch of other climbers and guides can make their technique to the top of the mountain later this month.

Hundreds of foreign climbers and an equal variety of Sherpa guides are set to attempt climbs of Everest in May, the month when weather situations within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.