Sherpa lady climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks personal document

A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal 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 Related Press

12 Might 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal 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 different climbers took advantage of favorable weather to achieve the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early in the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu said. He stated she was in good well being and was safely descending from the height.

Sherpa, 48, never got an opportunity to get a formal education because she needed to start incomes a living by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her 10th — probably the most instances any girl has climbed Everest — and she or he has at all times stated she wished to inspire all ladies so that they can also obtain their dreams.

A native of Nepal, Sherpa lives in the U.S. with her three children in West Hartford, Connecticut.

One other Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his own report for essentially the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes alongside the route so that a whole lot of different climbers and guides can make their way to the highest of the mountain later this month.

A whole lot of foreign climbers and an equal number of Sherpa guides are set to aim climbs of Everest in May, the month when climate conditions within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.