When was Lhakpa Sherpa born?

Lhakpa Sherpa was born on 1974 in Makalu.

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Lhakpa Sherpa

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Nepalese mountain climber form the nation of Sherpa having the maximum number of climbs on Everest

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Lhakpa Sherpa is a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer. She has climbed Mount Everest 11 times, the most by any woman in the world. Her record-breaking 10th climb was on May 12, 2022, which she financed via a crowd-funding campaign. In 2000, she became the first Nepali woman to climb and descend Everest successfully. In 2016, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.

Quick facts

Born: 1974 wd
Place of birth: Makalu wd
Citizenship: Nepal wd
Occupation: mountaineer wd
Social media: Instagram wd

Awards wd

BBC 100 Women (2016)

Early life and education

Quoted from Wikipedia: Lhakpa Sherpa (CC BY-SA 4.0); each sentence links the source Wikipedia cites for it. Checked 8 November 2026.

Lhakpa Sherpa was born in a cave one of 11 children, growing up in Balakharka, a village in the Makalu, Nepal region of the Himalayas. BBC News Everest News The Guardian
She carried her brother two hours to school and back. Everest News BBC News
Lhakpa is named for the day of the week she was born on (Wednesday). Stuff
Due to her lack of formal education, she has worked as a housekeeper and at various odd jobs, including for 7-Eleven and Whole Foods Market. Stuff Outside Online Climbing nytimes.com
In interviews she has expressed her continued desire to continue her mountaineering activities, similar to such climbers as George Mallory and Yuichiro Miura. The Daily Telegraph
She has two daughters, Sunny and Shiny, and one son, Nima, from a previous relationship. Outside Online

Career

In 2000 she was the leader of an expedition sponsored by Asian Trekking. Everest News
On May 18, 2000, she became the first Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest and survive (see also Pasang Lhamu Sherpa). Everest News The Guardian
The climb was with the Nepali Women Millennium Expedition. BBC News
In 2003, PBS noted that she had summited Mount Everest three times, the most for a woman. Frontline
In May 2003 she reached the summit with her sister and brother; Ming Kipa and Mingma Gelu. Everest News
By 2007, Lhakpa Sherpa had summited Everest six times since 1999 and her husband summited nine. Everest News

Key decisions and achievements

In 2016, she was listed among the BBC's 100 most inspirational and influential women. BBC News

Questions

When was Lhakpa Sherpa born?: Lhakpa Sherpa was born on 1974 in Makalu.

Sources

Last updated 7 October 2026 · facts checked 8 November 2026

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"Lhakpa Sherpa". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/lhakpa-sherpa. Retrieved 8 November 2026.

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