Lakpa Rita Sherpa summits Kilimanjaro, completing the 7 Summits!

Congratulations Lakpa!!!

On February 13th, Lakpa Rita Sherpa became the first Sherpa to climb the Seven Summits (climbing the highest peak on each continent), by reaching the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,895 meters) in Africa. Lakpa is our main climbing ambassador for Sherpa Adventure Gear and we are very proud of this outstanding accomplishment.

Joining Lakpa was our top alpinist Joe Puryear, who climbed with Lakpa and photographed and documeneted the trip. Check out the full details on Joe's Climb Africa Blog: www.climbafrica.blogspot.com

For an official press release of the climb: http://www.pitchengine.com/free-release.php?id=3895