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

A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal file as essentially the most successful feminine climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world’s highest peak Thursday

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Related Press

12 Might 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 a number of other different climbers took advantage 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 said. He said she was in good health and was safely descending from the height.

Sherpa, 48, never bought a chance to get a formal schooling as a result of she needed to begin earning a living by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — the most times any lady has climbed Everest — and he or she has all the time mentioned she wanted to inspire all girls so that they can also achieve their dreams.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the 26th time Saturday, breaking his own document for essentially the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a bunch of Sherpa climbers who mounted ropes along the route in order that lots of of other climbers and guides can make their way to the highest of the mountain later this month.

A whole bunch of international climbers and an equal variety 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.