A 13-year-old tribal girl from India conquered Mount Everest and became the youngest female to reach the top of the world on May 25.
Belonging to India’s lowest Dalit caste, Malavath Poorna wanted to bring recognition to her community and inspire other poor children.
“The aim of my expedition was to inspire young people and students from my kind of background,” she told the BBC. “For a tribal [girl] like me, opportunities are very rare and I was looking for one opportunity where I could prove my caliber.”
Most climbers attempt the 8,848-metre Everest from the Nepalese side, but that is not the case for Poorna. She climbed the peak from the more difficult Tibetan side due to age limit in Nepal that does not allow climbers younger than 16 to ascend the mountain, making her achievment even more remarkable.
Both of Poorma’s parents work as agricultural labourers in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, earning 35,000 rupees ($595) a year.
The overjoyed parents could not contain their pride during a special ceremony to celebrate Poorna’s accomplishment.
‘We are happy that our girl has set the world record. We know she will go places. She is not only bright in academics, but also in adventure,’ Poorna’s parents told Times of India.
At 13 years and 11 months, Poorna is just a month older than the world’s youngest Everest climber, Jordan Romero, when he ascended the peak in 2010.
She did the climb with her friend Anand Kumar, a 16-year-old boy who came from a poor family like her, an experienced mountainer, and a group of sherpas.
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A 13-year-old tribal girl from India conquered Mount Everest and became the youngest female to reach the top of the world on May 25.
Belonging to India’s lowest Dalit caste, Malavath Poorna wanted to bring recognition to her community and inspire other poor children.
“The aim of my expedition was to inspire young people and students from my kind of background,” she told the BBC. “For a tribal [girl] like me, opportunities are very rare and I was looking for one opportunity where I could prove my caliber.”
Most climbers attempt the 8,848-metre Everest from the Nepalese side, but that is not the case for Poorna. She climbed the peak from the more difficult Tibetan side due to age limit in Nepal that does not allow climbers younger than 16 to ascend the mountain, making her achievment even more remarkable.
Both of Poorma’s parents work as agricultural labourers in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, earning 35,000 rupees ($595) a year.
The overjoyed parents could not contain their pride during a special ceremony to celebrate Poorna’s accomplishment.
‘We are happy that our girl has set the world record. We know she will go places. She is not only bright in academics, but also in adventure,’ Poorna’s parents told Times of India.
At 13 years and 11 months, Poorna is just a month older than the world’s youngest Everest climber, Jordan Romero, when he ascended the peak in 2010.
She did the climb with her friend Anand Kumar, a 16-year-old boy who came from a poor family like her, an experienced mountainer, and a group of sherpas.
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