Childhood dream leads climber up Everest -- twice in one week

Chhurim Sherpa holds the certificate she received recognizing her double Everest ascent.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Chhurim Sherpa is the only person to have climbed Everest twice in one week
• Feat was recognized by Guinness Book of Records last week
• Sherpa made the double climb last May after years of preparation
• She says: "If you're really determined, you can definitely take yourself to new heights"

Kathmandu - Many climbers dream of reaching the peak of the world's highest mountain at least once in their lifetime.

Chhurim Sherpa has done it twice -- in one week.

Guinness World Records formally recognized the 29-year-old's achievement last week, though it's been almost one year since she completed her historic double climb.

"People have set different kinds of climbing records in Everest," said Chhurim, sitting on her living room couch directly beneath a string of certificates hung on the wall -- the Guinness plaque included. "But no one has climbed twice within a week. So I just climbed with the sole motive of making a world record."