Sherpa lady climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks personal report

A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal record as the most successful female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world’s highest peak Thursday

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Related Press

12 Might 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her own report 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 different 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 said she was in good health and was safely descending from the peak.

Sherpa, 48, never bought a chance to get a proper education because she had to start incomes a living by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her 10th — probably the most occasions any lady has climbed Everest — and he or she has at all times stated she needed to inspire all women so they too can achieve their dreams.

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

One other 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 along the route so that lots of of different climbers and guides can make their strategy 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 May, the month when climate situations within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.