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

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own report as the most profitable feminine climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world’s highest peak Thursday

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Related Press

12 May 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her own report as 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 different climbers took benefit of favorable climate to achieve 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 height.

Sherpa, 48, never got a chance to get a proper schooling because she had to begin incomes a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her 10th — essentially the most instances any lady has climbed Everest — and she or he has at all times mentioned she needed to inspire all girls so they too can obtain their goals.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his personal report for probably the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a group of Sherpa climbers who mounted ropes along the route in order that a whole lot of different climbers and guides could make their strategy to the highest of the mountain later this month.

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