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

A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal report as 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 Might 2022, 11:26

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

Lakpa Sherpa and several different 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 acquired an opportunity to get a formal schooling as a result of she needed to start incomes a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her 10th — essentially the most occasions any girl has climbed Everest — and she or he has at all times mentioned she wanted to inspire all women so that they can also achieve their desires.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his own document for the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a bunch of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes along the route so that lots of of different climbers and guides could make their way to the highest 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 Could, the month when climate situations in the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.