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

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

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

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

Sherpa, 48, never got a chance to get a formal schooling as a result of she needed to begin earning a living by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her tenth — probably the most occasions any woman has climbed Everest — and he or she has always said she wanted to encourage all girls in order that they can also achieve their desires.

A native of Nepal, Sherpa lives in the U.S. along 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 document for probably the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a group of Sherpa climbers who mounted ropes along the route so that a whole bunch of different climbers and guides can make their strategy 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 Might, the month when climate situations in the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.