Lhakpa Sherpa beats her own Everest record

STORY: Location: Kathmandu, Nepal

Nepal's Lhakpa Sherpa broke

her own Everest record

for the most summits of Mount Everest

by a female climber

[Lhakpa Sherpa, Mountaineer]

"This is to encourage my Nepali brothers and sisters. My message to them is to take initiatives and never give up."

The 48-year-old scaled the world’s highest mountain

for the 10th time on May 12

[Lhakpa Sherpa, Mountaineer]

“I am very happy. It touches my heart. I forget all my suffering in the Himalayas from today."

Everest has been climbed 10,657 times

since 1953