Malavath Purna

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]

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