- Source: Malavath Purna
Malavath Poorna (born 10 June 2000) is an Indian mountaineer. On 25 May 2014, Poorna climbed Mount Everest, aged 13 years and 11 months, the youngest female to have reached the summit. Purna climbed Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe on 27 July 2017. After reaching the summit of Elbrus, Poorna unfurled a 50 ft long Indian Tricolor and sang the Indian National Anthem. She completed the Seven Summits on 5 June 2022 climbing Denali, along with father-daughter duo Ajeet Bajaj and Deeya Bajaj.
A film based on Poorna's life story was released in 2017 named Poorna: Courage Has No Limit directed by Rahul Bose.
Early life and background
Poorna was born in Pakala village, Nizamabad district of Telangana state of India. She joined the Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society for her education. Her talent was spotted by the secretary of the Society Dr. Repalle Shiva Praveen Kumar IPS. She was shortlisted for Operation Everest. In preparation for climbing Mount Everest, she trekked to the mountains of Ladakh and Darjeeling.
Seven Summits
Everest (Asia, 2014)
Kilimanjaro (Africa, 2016)
Elbrus (Europe, 2017)
Aconcagua (South America, 2019)
Carstensz Pyramid (Oceania region, 2019)
Vinson Massif (Antarctica, 2019)
Denali (North America, 2022)
Forbes List
Poorna was listed on the Forbes India list of the self-made women in 2020.
Biography
Poorna's biography has been written in the form of book format by Aparna Thota. The book captures Poorna's journey from her home town Pakala, a village in Nizamabad district of Telangana, to Everest even though she came from such a small village she managed to accomplish her dreams.
See also
Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise
List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
List of Mount Everest records of India
List of Mount Everest records
Notes
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Gunung Everest
- Malavath Purna
- Santosh Yadav
- Rahul Bose
- Mount Everest
- Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
- List of Mount Everest records
- S. R. Sankaran
- Jordan Romero
- Mountaineering in India
- Nizamabad district
