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

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own report as 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 Might 2022, 11:26

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KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Nepali Sherpa broke her personal record as the most profitable feminine 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 climate to achieve 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, by no means got a chance to get a formal schooling as a result of she had to begin incomes a residing by carrying climbing gear and provides for trekkers. Thursday's profitable ascent was her tenth — essentially the most times any lady has climbed Everest — and she has at all times mentioned she wished to inspire all ladies in order that they can also obtain their desires.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the 26th time Saturday, breaking his own record for the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a group of Sherpa climbers who fastened ropes alongside the route so that a whole bunch of different climbers and guides could make their strategy to the top of the mountain later this month.

A whole lot of foreign climbers and an equal number of Sherpa guides are set to try climbs of Everest in Might, the month when climate conditions in the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.