Sherpa girl climbs Everest for tenth time, breaks own document

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own file as probably the most profitable female 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 personal document as essentially the most profitable 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 reach the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early within the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu said. He mentioned she was in good well being and was safely descending from the peak.

Sherpa, 48, never got an opportunity to get a proper education because she had to start incomes a dwelling by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers. Thursday's successful ascent was her tenth — probably the most times any lady has climbed Everest — and she or he has all the time stated she needed to encourage all girls in order that they can also obtain their dreams.

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

Another Nepalese Sherpa information, 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 along the route so that hundreds of other climbers and guides could make their way to the top of the mountain later this month.

Tons of of foreign climbers and an equal number of Sherpa guides are set to aim climbs of Everest in Could, the month when climate circumstances in the Himalayan peaks are most favorable for climbing.