Sherpa lady climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks own report

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

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press

12 May 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as essentially 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 succeed in the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early in the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu said. He mentioned she was in good health and was safely descending from the height.

Sherpa, 48, by no means obtained a chance to get a formal training because she needed to begin earning a residing by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her 10th — essentially the most times any woman has climbed Everest — and she or he has at all times said she needed to inspire all girls in order that they too can achieve their desires.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his personal record for the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fixed ropes alongside the route so that a whole lot of other climbers and guides could make their way to the top of the mountain later this month.

Tons of of foreign climbers and an equal variety of Sherpa guides are set to try climbs of Everest in Might, the month when weather circumstances in the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.