At 6:15 am on 12 May 2022, Lhakpa Sherpa, then 48, reached the summit of Everest for the tenth time, becoming the first woman to climb the mountain ten times and breaking her own record.
In short: Lhakpa Sherpa's 10th Everest summit on 12 May 2022 set a women's record; she later extended it to 11 in 2026.
Since then
Lhakpa extended her record with an 11th ascent on 17 May 2026. See our 2026 report.