Sherpa girl climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks own file

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own report as probably the most profitable female 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 own document as essentially the most successful female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday.

Lakpa Sherpa and several other climbers took benefit of favorable weather to achieve the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early within the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu mentioned. He mentioned she was in good health and was safely descending from the peak.

Sherpa, 48, never acquired a chance to get a formal training because she had to start earning a living by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her 10th — essentially the most occasions any girl has climbed Everest — and he or she has always mentioned she wished to inspire all girls in order that they too can obtain their desires.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa information, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his own file for the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a bunch of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes alongside the route in order that hundreds of other climbers and guides can make their approach to the highest of the mountain later this month.

A whole bunch of foreign climbers and an equal number of Sherpa guides are set to aim climbs of Everest in May, the month when climate situations in the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.