Few mountaineers have demonstrated the resilience and determination of Lhakpa Sherpa. Widely known as the "Mountain Queen", the Nepalese climber holds the record for the most successful ascents of Mount Everest by a woman, having reached the summit 11 times.
Her remarkable achievement is even more extraordinary considering the challenges she has faced throughout her life. From growing up in a remote village in Nepal where girls were denied education to working as a house cleaner in the United States between expeditions, Sherpa has continued to defy expectations.
