Hundreds of Everest climbers begin to return from summit

KATHMANDU: Hundreds of climbers who scaled Mount Everest over the last few days taking advantage of favorable weather conditions have begun to return safely down the mountain.

A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record reaching the 8,849m summit for the 10th time - the most times any woman has climbed Mount Everest. Lakpa Sherpa, 48, said she is next planning to scale the world's second-highest peak, K2 in Pakistan.Sherpa, who lives in the US with her three children in West Hartford, Connecticut, started her climbing career carrying gear and supplies for other trekkers.

Ukrainian climber Antonina Samoilova said she hoped her achievement would call more attention to the war in her country.

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