Nima (middle) posing with her brothers at the summit of Mount Everest in May. Photo: Grace Best/Nima Lhamu Sherpa/dpa
Every time her brothers returned home after climbing mountains, Nima Lhamu Sherpa would hear stories of adventures in the Himalayas.
Most of her siblings were climbing guides and had climbed several peaks including Mount Everest. Their stories would fill young Nima's heart with the desire to climb mountains – but she wasn't sure whether she would get that chance.
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