The 50-year-old is the subject of a Netflix documentary, "Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa," out July 31.
Directed by Lucy Walker, the film traces Sherpa's journey to summit Mount Everest a record-setting 10 times.
She didn't summit Everest for fame, but to challenge herself and others not to give up.
Everest was her refuge from a turbulent marriageThe Himalayan Database reported that Mount Everest has claimed the lives of more than 330 people since the early 1900s.
Even though she'd conquered Everest, Sherpa tells BI that she only felt like a professional mountain climber after tackling K2.
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