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Lhakpa Sherpa, the Queen of Everest, has no intention of slowing down

(FILES) In this photograph taken on April 13, 2016, Nepali mountaineer Lakpa Sherpa prepares her equipment during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu.
Two Nepali Sherpas broke their own world records for the most Everest summits by a man and a woman May 16, reaching the world's highest peak for a 22nd and ninth time respectively. Kami Rita Sherpa, a professional guide, and Lhakpa Sherpa, who works in a supermarket in Connecticut, reached the summit from opposite sides of the 8,848 metre (29,030 feet) mountain. Kami Rita, 48, was one of six sherpas who took seven clients to the summit from the Nepali side, Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks, who organised the expedition, told AFP.
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Nepali mountaineer Lakpa Sherpa is the only woman to summit Mount Everest 10 times.

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NEW YORK – When Lhakpa Sherpa trudged into Everest base camp alongside her 15-year-old daughter, Shiny Dijmarescu, last April, it felt like a homecoming.

She was back in Nepal after four long years, hoping to take in the view from the roof of the world for the 10th time. If successful, Lhakpa would break her own record for most Everest ascents by a woman.

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