Sixteen year old Sherpa, a resident of Khudel VDC, Solukhumbu was with her father Tendi when she reached the top. [break]
She is a student at Lumbini Academy, Chuchchepati. Both father and daughter were team members of High Adventure Expedition Everest 2012.
Talking to Republica from the Everest base camp, she claimed to be the youngest female to climb Everest from Nepal side.
Sherpa started her climb on Friday night and reached the peak on Saturday around 11 am. Before scaling Everest, she had climbed 6,000 meters high Lobhuche Peak.
Sherpa´s teammate Shreya Shah had lost her life during her descent from the peak.
Also read: Four Die During Everest Descent
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