Lhakpa Sherpa (also Lakpa) is a Nepalese mountaineer. Lhakpa has climbed Mount Everest ten times, which is the world record for women. In 2000, she became the first Nepalese woman to climb and descend Mount Everest. One of 11 children, Lhakpa grew up on the banks of Makalu in Nepal. She has two dau...
