Sherpa lady climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks personal file

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

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press

12 Could 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal document 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 reach the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early in the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu said. He mentioned she was in good health and was safely descending from the height.

Sherpa, 48, never received a chance to get a proper 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 tenth — essentially the most instances any girl has climbed Everest — and she or he has at all times mentioned she wished to encourage all ladies in order that they too can obtain their dreams.

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

One other Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the twenty sixth time Saturday, breaking his personal document for probably the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a gaggle of Sherpa climbers who fixed ropes alongside the route in order that hundreds of other climbers and guides could make their strategy to the highest of the mountain later this month.

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