Malavath Poorna

Mountaineer

Indian Pakala village, Sirkonda Mandal, Nizamabad, Telangana, India

Quick Info

ProfessionMountaineer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth10/06/2000
Age25 years
BirthplacePakala village, Sirkonda Mandal, Nizamabad, Telangana, India

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Physical Stats & More

Height147 cm
Weight43 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

Education10th standard
AdditionalGraduated from Telangana Social Welfare Residential School (TSWREIS); exchange student at Minnesota State University, USA

Personal Life

HobbiesPlaying volleyball & kabaddi

Relationships & More

ReligionHinduism

Family

FatherDevidas (Agricultural labourer)
MotherLakshmi (Agricultural labourer)

Career

Achievements
  • Youngest girl in the world to climb Mount Everest
  • Completed the Seven Summits on 05/06/2022 by climbing Denali (North America)
  • Climbed Mount Elbrus (Europe) on 27/07/2017
  • Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa) in 2016
  • Climbed Mount Aconcagua (South America) in 2019
  • Climbed Mount Carstensz Pyramid (Oceania) in 2019
  • Climbed Mount Vinson Massif (Antarctica) in 2019
  • Featured in Forbes Indiaโ€™s list of self-made women in 2020
  • Youngest Asian girl to complete the Seven Summits
Training8 months training for Everest expedition; trekked to mountains of Ladakh and Darjeeling; rock climbing in Bhongir

Favourites

Personalities
FoodFried chicken

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Poorna's expedition to Mount Everest was depicted in the film 'Poorna' (2017), featuring Rahul Bose.
2. Her motivation came from Dr. R.S. Praveen Kumar, an IPS officer.
3. After a 52-day journey, Poorna successfully climbed Everest and later met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
4. She was commended by the Telangana government for her accomplishment and dreams of becoming an IPS officer.
5. A biography book titled 'Poorna the youngest girl in the world to scale Mount Everest' by Aparna Thota captures her journey from Pakala village to Everest.
6. She joined the Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) for education, where her talent was spotted by Dr. Repalle Shiva Praveen Kumar IPS.
7. In preparation for Everest, she trekked to the mountains of Ladakh and Darjeeling.
8. On Mount Elbrus summit, she unfurled a 50 ft long Indian Tricolor and sang the Indian National Anthem.
9. Her Everest climb used the Tibetan route as Nepal did not allow climbers under 16.
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