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Native Nepali guide here to show you the way!

World record holder has traveled to the highest points on planet earth and back and is looking to share her journey with you. Challenge yourself and join the expert on a once and lifetime expedition by preparing and understanding the safeties of climbing mountain treks.

About Lhakpa

Have you ever dreamed of summiting Mount Everest but thought it was too expensive to be within reach? Have you wondered what it would take and what kind of team you would need to achieve your goal? The answer is an experienced, loyal, affordable guide who will help you climb to the highest point on Earth. Cloudscape Climbing, led by Lhakpa Sherpa, is your ticket to the world’s top. Lhakpa has not only climbed but has summited Mount Everest 10 times…She is the female World Record holder for Mount Everest summits! Lhakpa was also the first Nepali woman to summit Everest successfully and return alive.

Lhakpa was born in Nepal and grew up in the shadow of Mount Everest, so being a Sherpa is literally in her name and blood. She had seen triumph and tragedy on the mountain, beginning in 2000, when she summited the mountain for the first time. Since then, she has returned to the mountains again and again and has never had a failed attempt at summiting. She has climbed from both the Nepali side from the South and the Tibetan side from the North and has successfully led teams to the summit from both sides. She has also seen people spend thousands of dollars on an expedition only to be disappointed with an unsuccessful attempt to reach the summit. The frustration of traveling so far only to fail to complete the goal is both devastating and avoidable with the right team.

Because Lhakpa is Nepali, she can communicate freely with the local Sherpas and has assembled a strong, capable, and experienced team to safely guide you to the summit. One of the most critical components of successful expeditions is having good communication at every step. From Base Camp to Advanced Base Camp to the Summit, you need your guide and team to understand your language and your individual goals so that you can work together to make your dream come true. You also need your team to know that your safety comes first and that you want every possible chance to reach the summit.

This expedition is not a climb for amateurs. Cloudscape Climbing will take you to the top of the world if you are willing to train, prepare, and make the necessary sacrifices. Lhakpa’s relationships with the local Sherpas and recognition of their highly skilled and dedicated hard work make her team the best choice for summiting Mount Everest. You will not find a more competent, trustworthy, or successful expedition guide than Lhakpa Sherpa and her experienced team at Cloudscape Climbing.

Q+A

Lhakpa Sherpa: I am from the Sherpa family, and I have seven sisters and four brothers. I have never been in school at all in my life because girls [are expected to] work. My mother never sent me or my sisters to school because there was no school for me to attend. The boys go to school, however, but this is changing. But when I was in Nepal, girls were expected to do housework and raise younger kids. My mom always told me to make sauce or hats in the home, but it was so boring. I wanted to go hike in the mountains! She said if you never listen to me, you will not be married. Early marriage, around age 16, is common.
My dad took me to Tibet. I’m taller than my sisters, and I never listened to what my mom says. So, he took me. We went over the big hills. He sold salt in Tibet. I built myself to be very strong. I asked my grandmother about the people who lived on the other side because I wanted to know [about them].
I always wanted to climb. I had no schooling, so I couldn’t be a lawyer or work in an office. I learned on the mountain, and I made money guiding people on the mountain. I wanted to make them happy. I may have been something else if I had gone to school, but I never could and can’t now. I want to go again and again. I hate my [Guinness] record because I want to go again and again. I have gone eight times and want to go more. My life has been up and down, just like the climbing the mountain.
First of all, I have to leave my two daughters in the United States. If I were to die there, who would watch my babies? I must come down every time and see my girls. This is a dilemma in my mind every time.
It takes two months each time.
They thought a woman could not do it and did not understand it. They did not understand why I wanted to do it because girls are weak, according to them. My country has this mindset. They only respect men while in America they respect the men and women. I said no, that I want to change this idea, that women could do it, too. I really wanted to do it. Some people say climbing is for men and women thought I looked like a man, but I knew I had to do it. I never gave up. Nobody helped me. Now, they’re recognizing what I’m doing, but not at first. Women can do this sport as well as men can.
I would like to go to Everest again and K2. I tried to summit K2 in 2010 and did not make it. It was very difficult, and it’s hard leaving behind my daughters.
I love The New York Times!
New York—I’ve been many times, and I love it.
I haven’t been educated, so I would be a stay-at-home mom.
I love Ellen DeGeneres. I carried her picture to the top of Everest and would love to meet her.
Music. I love to listen to peaceful, calm music.
Never give up. Keep going, and follow your dreams no matter what. We make our own world. Don’t try to do everything, but do what you love. And someday you might climb your Everest!

Join Lhakpa for a Q&A Consulting Session

Lhakpa Sherpa provides valuable information on anything related to mountain climbing, hiking, or trekking. She knows what to bring, how to climb, and how to survive in harsh environments. Due to her experience of having summited Everest 10 times, Lhakpa Sherpa can provide in-depth information about staying safe on even the most dangerous mountains.

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