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

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

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press

12 Could 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal file 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 other climbers took advantage of favorable weather to achieve the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early within the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu mentioned. He mentioned she was in good well being and was safely descending from the height.

Sherpa, 48, by no means obtained a chance to get a formal schooling because she needed to begin earning a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her tenth — probably the most instances any girl has climbed Everest — and she or he has all the time said she needed to encourage all girls so they too can achieve their goals.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the 26th time Saturday, breaking his personal file for the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a group of Sherpa climbers who mounted ropes along the route so that a whole lot of other climbers and guides could make their solution to the highest of the mountain later this month.

A whole lot of international climbers and an equal number of Sherpa guides are set to aim climbs of Everest in Could, the month when weather situations in the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.