Sherpa lady climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks own report

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

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press

12 May 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her own report 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 other other climbers took benefit of favorable weather to reach the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early within the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu stated. He stated she was in good health and was safely descending from the peak.

Sherpa, 48, by no means acquired a chance to get a proper training because she had to begin earning a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — probably the most times any girl has climbed Everest — and she has at all times mentioned she needed to encourage all ladies in order that they too can obtain their desires.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his personal file for probably the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes alongside the route so that hundreds of other climbers and guides can 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 attempt climbs of Everest in Might, the month when weather circumstances in the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.