Woman from Nepal climbs Mountain Everest for record tenth time, breaking her own record A 48-year-old Nepali woman has climbed Mount Everest for the 10th time on Thursday, May 12, breaking her own record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain by a female climber. Lhakpa Sherpa said to the BBC after the feat; "I felt like I'd reached my dream when I reached Everest's summit for the first time," "I thought to myself, 'No more just being a housewife!' "I felt like I'd changed Sherpa culture, the status of Sherpa women and Nepali women. I enjoyed being outside of my home and I wanted to share that feeling with all women." "I was born in a cave," she said, breaking into laughter. "I don't even know my date of birth. My passport says I am 48." "I remember having to walk for hours, sometimes carrying my brothers to school, only to be turned away when I got there. At the time, g...