Sherpa lady climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks personal report

A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal record 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 record as probably the most profitable female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday.

Lakpa Sherpa and a number of other other climbers took benefit of favorable climate to achieve the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early in the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu said. He said she was in good well being and was safely descending from the peak.

Sherpa, 48, never received a chance to get a formal training as a result of she had to start incomes a living by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her 10th — probably the most times any lady has climbed Everest — and she or he has at all times mentioned she needed to inspire all ladies so that they can also obtain their desires.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the 26th 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 in order that lots of of different climbers and guides could make their solution to the highest of the mountain later this month.

A whole bunch of international climbers and an equal number of Sherpa guides are set to attempt climbs of Everest in Could, the month when climate conditions within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.