Sherpa girl climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks own file

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own file as essentially the most successful feminine climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world’s highest peak Thursday

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Related Press

12 May 2022, 11:26

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

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

Sherpa, 48, never received a chance to get a proper education because she had to start earning a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — essentially the most instances any woman has climbed Everest — and she has always mentioned she needed to encourage all women in order that they too can achieve their dreams.

A local of Nepal, Sherpa lives within 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 personal record for probably the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes alongside the route so that a whole bunch of other climbers and guides can make their approach to the top of the mountain later this month.

Lots of 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.