Sherpa girl climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks personal document

A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal record as probably the most successful 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 file 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 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 mentioned. He stated she was in good well being and was safely descending from the peak.

Sherpa, 48, never bought a chance to get a proper education as a result of she needed to start incomes a living by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her 10th — probably the most instances any woman has climbed Everest — and she or he has always stated she needed to inspire all girls in order that they too can achieve their desires.

A local of Nepal, Sherpa lives in 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 report for essentially the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who mounted ropes alongside the route so that hundreds of different climbers and guides could make their option to the highest of the mountain later this month.

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