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 girl 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 10 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. The youngest person to summit Mt. Everest is Jordan Romero, who reached the summit at age 13 years and 10 months. [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 10 June 2000. She belongs to a tribal family. Her parents (mother Lakshmi and father Devidas) are farm labourers. She joined Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society for her education. Her talent was spotted by the secretary of the Society Dr R S Praveen Kumar. She was shortlisted for Operation Everest along with a Dalit boy, Sadhanapalii Anand Kumar. In preparation for climbing Mount Everest she trekked to mountains of Ladakh and Darjeeling. [2][3]
References
- ↑ "13-year-old Malavath Purna becomes youngest woman to scale Everest". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ↑ "CM K Chandrasekhar Rao announces reward for Malavath Poorna and Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ↑ "A record-breaker at just 13: Meet the Indian girl who is the youngest female ever to scale Everest". Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 March 2016.