A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as the most successful female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world’s highest peak Thursday.
A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as the most successful female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday.
Lhakpa Sherpa and several other climbers took advantage of favorable weather to reach the 8,849-meter summit early in the morning, her brother and expedition organizer Mingma Gelu said. He said she was in good health and was safely descending from the peak. Philip Henderson has climbed Mount Everest before in 2012 - but he got bronchitis and stayed in a camp before he could reach the top. He said he would be ready to go back, for the right reasons - and now he will lead the first all-Black expedition to the top of the mountain. Climbers will have to dig deep mentally and brave the harsh elements on the 60-day journey next year.
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. Thursday's successful ascent was her 10th — the most times any woman has climbed Everest — and she has always said she wanted to inspire all women so they too can achieve their dreams. She marked her first record 22 years ago when she became the first Nepali woman to climb Everest and make it down alive.
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