Sherpa lady climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks personal report

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own document as the most profitable 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 file as essentially the most successful feminine 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 reach the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early within the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu said. He said she was in good well being and was safely descending from the height.

Sherpa, 48, never got a chance to get a formal education as a result of she needed to start earning a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — probably the most occasions any woman has climbed Everest — and she or he has all the time mentioned she wanted to inspire all ladies so they too can achieve their desires.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the 26th time Saturday, breaking his personal record for the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a bunch of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes along the route in order that a whole lot of different climbers and guides could make their approach 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 Might, the month when climate circumstances within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.