Sherpa lady climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks own report

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

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press

12 May 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 several different climbers took advantage of favorable climate to succeed in 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 acquired a chance to get a proper education as a result of she had to start earning a living by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her 10th — the most occasions any girl has climbed Everest — and she has at all times stated she needed to encourage all ladies so they can also achieve their desires.

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

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

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