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Lhakpa Sherpa breaks own record, scales Everest for seventh time

Lhakpa Sherpa breaks own record, scales Everest for seventh time

By Rastriya Samchar Samiti

In this Nov. 12, 2015 photo, Mt. Everest is seen from the way to Kalapatthar in Nepal. Photo: AP

SOLUKHUMBU: Lhakpa Sherpa of Sankhuwasabha district has become the first woman to scale the Mt Everest, the highest peak of the world, for seventh time. She broke her own record by scaling the peak from Tibet side at 5:00 am on Friday. She had the record of scaling the peak for sixth time before this. READ MORE: Two Nepali women atop Mt Everest as summit push continues