Sherpa lady climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks personal file

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own document as probably 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 Might 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal report as probably the most successful female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday.

Lakpa Sherpa and a number of other different climbers took benefit of favorable climate to achieve the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early in the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu mentioned. He stated she was in good well being and was safely descending from the peak.

Sherpa, 48, never got a chance to get a formal training because she needed to start incomes a living by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — essentially the most times any girl has climbed Everest — and he or she has all the time stated she needed to encourage all women so that they too can obtain their desires.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the 26th time Saturday, breaking his personal file for essentially the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes along the route in order that a whole lot of other climbers and guides can make their strategy 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 attempt climbs of Everest in Might, the month when climate situations within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.