Lhakpa Sherpa
Nepalese mountain climber (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lhakpa Sherpa (Nepali: Lakhpa Sherpa; born 1973)[1] is a Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber. She has climbed Mount Everest ten times, the most of any woman in the world.[2][3] Her record-breaking tenth climb was on May 12, 2022, which she financed via a crowd-funding campaign.[4] In 2000, she became the first Nepali woman to climb and descend Everest successfully. In 2016, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.[5]
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Birth name | Lhakpa Sherpa |
Main discipline | Sherpa & Mountaineer |
Born | 1973 Makalu, Nepal |
Nationality | Nepali |
Career | |
Starting discipline | Porter |
Notable ascents | Everest summit: 10 |
Family | |
Spouse | Gheorghe Dijmărescu (Divorced) |
Children | 3 |
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