Sherpa girl climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks personal record

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

Sherpa, 48, never got an opportunity to get a formal schooling because she needed to start incomes a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her 10th — the most times any lady has climbed Everest — and she has always said she wished to inspire all women so they can also achieve their dreams.

A native of Nepal, Sherpa lives in 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 record for probably the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who mounted ropes along the route so that lots of of different climbers and guides could make their method to the top of the mountain later this month.

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