Sherpa girl climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks own file

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

Lakpa Sherpa and several other different climbers took advantage of favorable climate to achieve the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early within the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu said. He said she was in good well being and was safely descending from the height.

Sherpa, 48, by no means got a chance to get a formal training because she had to begin earning a living by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — the most times any woman has climbed Everest — and she or he has at all times stated she wished to inspire all girls so that they too can obtain their dreams.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa information, 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 so that a whole bunch of other climbers and guides can make their solution to the top of the mountain later this month.

Lots of of foreign climbers and an equal variety of Sherpa guides are set to aim climbs of Everest in Might, the month when weather circumstances within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.