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

A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal 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 Might 2022, 11:26

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

Sherpa, 48, by no means got an opportunity to get a formal training as a result of she needed to begin earning a residing by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her tenth — probably the most instances any woman has climbed Everest — and she or he has always mentioned she wanted to encourage all ladies in order that they too can achieve their goals.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his personal document for probably the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who mounted ropes along the route so that hundreds of other climbers and guides can make their option to the highest of the mountain later this month.

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