The Truth About Lhakpa Sherpa
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world at over 29,000 feet height. Climbing Everest is an incredibly prestigious and dangerous undertaking that, per the University of Washington, kills around one percent of the over 500 climbers who attempt to reach the summit each year.
Achieving the summit just once would be more than enough for most people. When Lhakpa Sherpa of West Hartford, Connecticut climbed Everest for the first time in 2000, she led the Nepali Women Millennium Expedition and set a world record, as reported by Everest News, becoming the first Nepali woman to reach the summit of Everest and return alive. Since then, Sherpa, who was born and raised in Nepal, has climbed Mount Everest nine times and holds the world record for most Everest summits by a woman. She is a gifted athlete, and yet, per an interview with the Guardian, has none of the corporate sponsorships that many athletes rely on for money, training, and gear.
Sherpa is a single mother of three children. She works for minimum wage as a dishwasher at Whole Foods and walks to work because she can’t afford a car. When she leaves her hourly jobs to go on climbs, which also include working at 7-Eleven and cleaning houses, she risks homelessness. The Guardian notes that as a middle-aged, immigrant woman of color, Sherpa isn’t traditionally marketable in the ways of most sponsored athletes. This is perhaps short-sighted on the part of brands, as her “words are laced with intelligence and humor, and her passion for climbing is evident.”
A world record holder with little support
Sherpa, about 45 years old, was born in the Balakharka, Nepal, one of 11 children. She isn’t sure of her exact age; she was born at home and received no birth certificate, reports Rock and Ice. Her childhood home had no electricity. Since she was a girl, she wasn’t allowed to attend school. Climbing Mount Everest is a bit of a family business; one of her brothers runs an expedition company, another has climbed Everest “10 or 11 times,” and her sister became the youngest person to ever reach the summit of Everest in 2003 at the age of 15 during a Sherpa family climb, per Everest News. Sherpa explained to the Guardian that her family does the dangerous job of leading people on Everest climbs “[b]ecause the alternative is to make money growing potatoes.”
Sherpa can’t afford to train full time because she works so many hours. Unlike most elite athletes, she has neither trainers nor nutritionists, and uses older gear, including an oxygen mask that’s 50 years old. She was once married to a fellow climber whom she met on Everest, but their relationship turned violent; he notoriously hit her in front of other people while they were on Mount Everest in 2004. They eventually divorced. The Guardian notes that Sherpa “undoubtedly lost good climbing years to adversity, and yet her commitment to climbing persists.” Sherpa calls climbing “my way out of washing dishes” as well as “the way to make a better life for the girls.”
53 thoughts on “The Truth About Lhakpa Sherpa”
Leave a Reply
The Greatest NFL Quarterbacks Of All Time
Caeleb Dressel: The Untold Truth Of The Olympic Gold Medalist
The Heartbreaking Death Of Scottie Pippen's Oldest Son, Antron
This Is How Macho Man Randy Savage Got His Nickname
This Is The Actual Net Worth Of Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Tragic Details About Jimmy Snuka
What Martial Arts Does Jet Li Practice?
Wrestlers Who Died In The Ring
Sports Stars We Lost In 2018
The Untold Truth Of Joe Rogan
tricor cost cheap fenofibrate tricor 200mg usa
ketotifen online order sinequan 75mg online buy tofranil 25mg generic
order tadalafil 5mg pill cost tadalafil brand sildenafil
buy acarbose generic order glyburide 2.5mg without prescription buy griseofulvin no prescription
where can i buy minoxidil where can i buy ed pills buy ed medication
buy aspirin 75mg pill buy zovirax for sale oral imiquimod
dipyridamole for sale cost felodipine order pravastatin 20mg without prescription
meloset sale brand danocrine danocrine over the counter
buy florinef 100mcg for sale loperamide 2 mg price imodium price
order duphaston 10 mg sale order duphaston for sale buy jardiance sale
order dydrogesterone 10 mg sale jardiance 25mg generic order empagliflozin 25mg online
monograph 600mg usa cheap mebeverine 135 mg order pletal online cheap
pyridostigmine 60 mg us piroxicam 20 mg cost maxalt 5mg uk
buy zovirax eye drop buy rivastigmine 3mg pills order exelon 3mg online cheap
betahistine 16 mg pills probenecid 500 mg canada buy generic probalan online
omeprazole 10mg pill buy lopressor 50mg online cheap purchase metoprolol generic
generic premarin 600 mg viagra 100mg tablet buy sildenafil 100mg pills
buy micardis medication telmisartan cheap molnupiravir price
order cefdinir 300 mg for sale buy generic lansoprazole oral lansoprazole 15mg
provigil 100mg for sale buy prednisone 40mg online cheap order prednisone 20mg generic
esomeprazole 40mg tablet buy topiramate online order topiramate 100mg pill
allopurinol online order temovate generic crestor online order
buy sumatriptan 50mg generic imitrex price avodart ca
buy generic buspirone for sale buspirone online order buy amiodarone paypal
order zantac 150mg without prescription where to buy meloxicam without a prescription order celecoxib
cost motilium coreg usa sumycin 500mg oral
order generic flomax 0.4mg flomax 0.4mg for sale zocor uk
essays online to buy buying a research paper for college money can t buy everything essay
buy aldactone 100mg without prescription valacyclovir online order finpecia generic
order aurogra 100mg online cheap order aurogra sale yasmin generic
how to buy fluconazole fluconazole ca buy cipro without prescription
lamotrigine 200mg price lamotrigine 200mg cost nemazole oral
metronidazole 400mg over the counter buy keflex 125mg generic purchase keflex sale
order cleocin 150mg pill order erythromycin 500mg sale buy fildena online
tretinoin gel ca tadalis 10mg canada avana 100mg pills
buy generic tamoxifen buy generic symbicort symbicort over the counter
order tadacip 10mg generic buy tadalafil pills indocin over the counter
order ceftin 250mg generic lumigan over the counter methocarbamol over the counter
terbinafine 250mg price casino slots real casino games
trazodone 100mg oral order generic desyrel 100mg order clindac a gel
buy aspirin online cheap best online casino planning poker online
buy a custom essay order suprax 100mg generic generic cefixime 200mg
purchase essay online win money online no deposit play casino slots
trimox 500mg pills order trimox 500mg macrobid generic
buy rocaltrol generic order fenofibrate 200mg online cheap tricor brand
oral clonidine 0.1mg clonidine 0.1 mg for sale order tiotropium bromide online cheap
how to get rid of spots on face trileptal over the counter generic oxcarbazepine 300mg
minocycline 50mg sale buy requip 2mg pill buy requip cheap
alfuzosin 10mg pills purchase uroxatral online cheap drugs that cause vomiting continuesly
buy letrozole 2.5mg online order generic abilify 20mg buy cheap generic abilify
sleeping pills by price online prescription weight loss clinics contrave vs ozempic for weight loss
stop smoking rx new medication is nicobloc fda approved opiod without acetaminophen
antifungal tablets list steven gundry diastolic blood pressure blood pressure medication recommendation aha