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

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own report 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 personal record as essentially 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 benefit of favorable climate to succeed in 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, by no means received an opportunity to get a formal schooling as a result of she had to begin incomes a living by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her 10th — the most times any woman has climbed Everest — and she or he has all the time said she needed to encourage all ladies so that they can also achieve their dreams.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa information, 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 alongside the route so that a whole bunch of different climbers and guides could make their solution to the highest of the mountain later this month.

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