She climbed the sky: Half a century of women conquering Mount Everest

From Junko Tabei’s historic ascent in 1975 to a new generation of Nepali climbers, women have steadily reshaped Everest’s record books.

May 12, 2026. Phur Diki Sherpa returned to the Everest Base Camp after a three-day acclimatisation rotation to Camp III. This season, however, the 51-year-old’s sights are not on Everest but on neighbouring Lhotse, the world’s fourth-highest mountain.