Breaking her own record, Sherpa woman climbs Mount Everest for 10th time
Kathmandu, May 12: A Nepali Sherpa has broken her own record as the most successful female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world’s highest peak on Thursday.
Lakpa Sherpa and several other climbers reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit early in the morning. Lakpa Sherpa (48) never got a chance to get a formal education because she had to start earning a living by carrying climbing gear and supplies for trekkers.
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Thursday’s successful ascent was her 10th, the most times any woman has climbed Mount Everest. Sherpa is a native of Nepal and lives in the US with her three children in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Another Nepalese Sherpa guide, Kami Rita, reached the summit for the 26th time on Saturday, breaking his own record for the most climbs of Everest. Rita led a group of Sherpa climbers who fixed ropes along the route so that hundreds of other climbers and guides can make their way to the top of the mountain later this month.
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-PTC News with agency inputs
