Sherpa lady climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks personal record

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

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Related Press

12 Could 2022, 11:26

• 2 min read

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as probably the most profitable 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 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 an opportunity to get a proper education as a result of she had to start earning a residing by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her tenth — the most times any woman has climbed Everest — and he or she has always mentioned she wished to inspire all girls so that they too can obtain their goals.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his personal report for the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fixed ropes along the route so that hundreds of different climbers and guides could make their strategy to the top of the mountain later this month.

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