Phunjo Lama reclaims women’s fastest Everest climb record

She left the base camp at 3:52 pm on May 22, reached the summit at 6:23 am on May 23 and returned to the base camp at 4:18 pm, completing the climb in 24 hours and 26 minutes.

Phunjo Jhangmu Lama, a helicopter long-line sling rescuer, has etched her name in mountaineering history.