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

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own document as 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 Could 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal file as essentially the most profitable feminine 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 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 said. He said she was in good health and was safely descending from the peak.

Sherpa, 48, never got an opportunity to get a formal education as a result of she needed to begin incomes a residing by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her 10th — essentially the most instances any woman has climbed Everest — and she has all the time stated she wished to encourage all women in order that they can also obtain their dreams.

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

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

A whole lot of foreign climbers and an equal variety of Sherpa guides are set to attempt climbs of Everest in May, the month when weather situations within the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.