Malavath Purna
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | India |
| Born | Pakala village, Sirkonda Mandal, Nizamabad, Telangana, India |
| Education | 9th class completed, Telangana Social Welfare Residential School Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling |
| Climbing career | |
| Known for | Youngest woman in the world to scale highest Everest peak on 25th of May 2014, Sunday at 6 am. |
| Major ascents | Mount Renock, Mount Everest |
Malavath Purna (born 10th June 2000), is an Indian mountaineer from Nizamabad district, Telangana. On 25 May 2014, Purna scaled the highest peak of Mount Everest and, aged 13 years and 11 months, became the youngest girl to have reached the summit of Everest.[1] She was accompanied by Sandhana Palli Anand Kumar from Khammam.
Early life and background
Purna was born at Pakala village, Nizamabad district of Telangana state of India on 10th June 2000. She belongs to a tribal family. Her parents (mother Lakshmi and father Devidas) are farm labourers. In preparation for climbing Mount Everest she trekked to mountains of Ladakh and Darjeeling.[2][3]
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