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

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own document as the most successful feminine 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 own record as the most successful feminine climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday.

Lakpa Sherpa and several other other climbers took benefit 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 stated she was in good well being and was safely descending from the height.

Sherpa, 48, by no means bought an opportunity to get a proper schooling because she had to begin earning a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — the most occasions any girl has climbed Everest — and she has all the time mentioned she needed to encourage all girls so that they too can achieve their desires.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the 26th time Saturday, breaking his own file for the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fixed ropes along the route so that tons of of other climbers and guides could make their method to the top of the mountain later this month.

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