Nepali woman Lhakpa Sherpa beats own world record for most Everest summits by a woman

Dream Wanderlust | May 20 , 2016

A Nepali mountaineer has broken her own world record for the most Everest summits by a woman after scaling the peak for the seventh time on 20th May.
She has broken her own record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain by a woman, said Rajiv Shrestha, of 7 Summits Adventure, the company that organized her expedition.
The mother of three retired from climbing after her sixth summit of the 8,850-metre high Mount Everest in 2006 before deciding to make a comeback, 16 years after she first scaled the world's tallest peak.
In March, Sherpa said she intended to summit Everest twice this season, although Ms Nujoom, program manager of 7 Summits Adventure, was unable to confirm whether she still planned a second bid before weather conditions worsen by the end of the month.
Sherpa, who works as a part-time housekeeper in the United States, scaled the peak from its Tibetan side, unlike most climbers who begin their ascent from Everest base camp in Nepal, the easiest and most popular route.
Sherpa said she eventually wants to beat the record held by male climber Apa Sherpa which stands at 21 total summits.

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