Lhakpa Sherpa

Lhakpa Sherpa
Personal information
Birth nameLhakpa Sherpa
Main disciplineSherpa & Mountaineer
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Makalu, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Career
Starting disciplinePorter
Notable ascentsEverest summit: 10
Family
SpouseGheorghe Dijmărescu (Divorced)
Children3

Lhakpa Sherpa (Nepali: Lakhpa Sherpa; born 1973)[1] is a Nepali 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Himalayan Times 2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Lhakpa Sherpa: Woman climbs Everest for record tenth time". BBC News. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Lhakpa Sherpa scales Mt Everest nine times breaking own record". The Himalayan Times. 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Nepali Female climber summits Mt Everest for 10th time". Mt Everest Today. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2016: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.