Sherpa girl climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks own record

A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal record as probably 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 Might 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- 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.

Lakpa Sherpa and several different climbers took benefit of favorable weather to succeed in the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early in the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu stated. He stated she was in good well being and was safely descending from the height.

Sherpa, 48, by no means got a chance to get a proper education because she had to begin incomes a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — probably the most occasions any woman has climbed Everest — and she has at all times mentioned she needed to inspire all girls so they too can obtain their goals.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his own record for essentially the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a group of Sherpa climbers who fixed ropes alongside the route so that a whole lot of other climbers and guides could make their way to the top of the mountain later this month.

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