Sherpa lady climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks own report

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

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

Lakpa Sherpa and several other other climbers took advantage of favorable weather to succeed in the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early within the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu said. He said she was in good health and was safely descending from the height.

Sherpa, 48, never obtained a chance to get a formal training as a result of she had to begin earning a living by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her tenth — the most occasions any lady has climbed Everest — and she or he has all the time mentioned she wanted to encourage all girls so they can also 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 information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his personal record for probably the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a group of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes along the route so that lots of of other climbers and guides can make their method to the highest of the mountain later this month.

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