‘I Want to Make My Final Everest Ascent with My Daughters,’ Says Lakpa Sherpa
Lakpa Sherpa, the woman who has reached the summit of Everest a record 11 times—the most by any woman—now wishes to undertake her final climb with her daughters. “I love the mountains deeply. I want to rest from my Everest journeys only after climbing it together with my daughters,” Lakpa Sherpa shared.
Though she took a break from climbing to care for her three children, she is now planning to resume regular expeditions to Everest as her children have grown. “If my health remains good, I hope to climb Everest even at the age of 80,” she stated.
In 2000, Lakpa made history by becoming the first Nepalese woman to reach Everest’s summit and return safely. In 2003, she set another record by climbing Everest alongside her brother and sister.
