Purnima summits Sagarmatha for sixth time

KATHMANDU: Photo journalist Purnima Shrestha from Gorkha has summited Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) for the sixth time, breaking her own record.

She successfully climbed the world’s tallest peak on Wednesday with the ‘Satori Adventure’ mountaineering expedition team.

Shrestha had previously climbed Mt Everest three times in two weeks, registering her name in the Guinness Book of World Records.

She set a record by reaching to the summit of Mount Everest three times in a single season over 13 days in May 2024.

Shrestha, a resident of Arutar, Arughat Rural Municipality, Gorkha, climbed Mount Everest on May 12, May 19, and May 25 in 2024.