Sherpa lady climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks personal record

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as probably the most successful female 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 personal file as probably the most successful 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 reach the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early in the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu stated. He stated she was in good health and was safely descending from the peak.

Sherpa, 48, by no means received a chance to get a formal training because she had to start incomes a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her tenth — the most occasions any girl has climbed Everest — and she or he has at all times stated she wished to inspire all women in order that they can also achieve their dreams.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his personal document for essentially the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a group of Sherpa climbers who fixed ropes along the route so that hundreds of other climbers and guides can make their solution to the highest of the mountain later this month.

A whole bunch of overseas climbers and an equal number of Sherpa guides are set to aim climbs of Everest in May, the month when climate circumstances in the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.