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A legend in his own time, Lakpa Rita was the first Sherpa to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents. He also happens to be our toughest critic and gear tester. This jacket is named in honor of him, and it's our best waterproof/breathable hard shell – period.

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In reply to UKC/UKH Articles:
Hey,

Video says Lakpa summitted Everest 19 times, there is only options for 17 or 20?

In reply to jonny2468:

http://www.alpineascents.com/lakpa.asp

In reply to jonny2468:

There seems to be conflicting information on the Sherpa website. The video is wrong I believe...

In reply to jonny2468:

Lol, well I guess if the guy in the video says he's done it 19 times then by definition he's not done it 20 times, and he's definitely done it 17 times!
That's the logic I'm using at any rate!
:-D