Sherpa girl climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks personal document

A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal document 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 May 2022, 11:26

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

Lakpa Sherpa and several 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 stated. He mentioned she was in good well being and was safely descending from the peak.

Sherpa, 48, never acquired an opportunity to get a formal schooling because she needed to begin earning a residing by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — probably the most instances any woman has climbed Everest — and he or she has always said she needed to inspire all ladies so they too can obtain their desires.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the 26th time Saturday, breaking his own record for the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes along the route so that hundreds of different climbers and guides could make their technique to the highest of the mountain later this month.

Tons of of international climbers and an equal number of Sherpa guides are set to attempt climbs of Everest in May, the month when climate circumstances within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.