Pasang Lhamu Sherpa: A source of inspiration for Nepalese women
It has been 30 years since Pasang Lhamu Sherpa climbed the world's highest peak, Mount Everest. She climbed Mt. Everest on 22 April 1993, representing all Nepali women.
It has been 30 years since Pasang Lhamu Sherpa climbed the world's highest peak, Mount Everest. She climbed Mt. Everest on 22 April 1993, representing all Nepali women.
It has been 30 years since Pasang Lhamu Sherpa climbed the world's highest peak, Mount Everest. She climbed Mt. Everest on 22 April 1993, representing all Nepali women.
The Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Foundation, which has been supporting the health and education of women and children in the highlands, has provided scholarships for higher education.
On October 2, Purnima Shrestha and Pasang Lhamu Sherpa became the first Nepali women to reach the summit of Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest mountain in the world. The duo had tried to scale the mountain with different expedition agencies during the spring, but due to unfavourable weather and other circumstances, Shrestha and Sherpa had to cut short their summit bid.
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Some new mountaineering records that have lately been set have brought Nepal to the global spotlight even amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Few Nepali and foreign climbers have been able to create history on Mt. Dhaulagiri and Mt. Manaslu. Photojournalist Purnima Shrestha and Pasang Lhamu Sherpa have become the first Nepali women to climb the 8,167-metre Mt. Dhaulagiri. They reached the summit of this mountain in the early morning of October 1.
Poornima Shrestha and Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita have made history by becoming the first Nepali women to conquer Mount Dhaulagiri.
The two, part of the team SST-Dhaulagiri I, reached the top of the 8,167-metre peak at approximately 5.30 am on Friday, Seven Summit Treks, the company that organised the expedition, said on its Facebook page.
Shrestha is a photojourna
On Oct. 5, 1990, French mountaineer Christine Janin became the first French woman to summit the peak of Mount Everest. She climbed the Earth’s highest mountain with a team composed of mostly French women, which was one reason Pasang Lhamu Sherpa stood out.
