Purna Malavath

The ace Indian mountaineer Purna Malavath was born on 10 June 2000 in Tadvai village Telangana. At the age of 13years and 11 months, she scaled the highest peak of the world, Mt. Everest, on 25 May 2014 and became the youngest girl from India and the world to reach the top. During her preparation for climbing Everest, she successfully trekked through the mountains of Ladakh and Darjeeling. Unfortunately, her initial struggles have led her to outshine her path of success. However, her inspirational story has motivated a lot of people.

Major Achievements -

• She was the youngest girl to scale Mount Everest in 2014.
• Summited Mount Kilimanjaro in 2016
• Purna Malavath hosted the Indian Flag on Mount Elbrus in 2017, the highest peak in Russia and Europe.
• A movie named "Poorna: Courage Has No Limit", released in 2017, was a biographical adventure film in the Hindi language, directed by Rahul Bose.
•  Summited Mount Aconcagua (South America, 2019).
•  She has also scaled Mt. Cartsnez (Oceania) and Mt. Vinson Massif (Antarctica) in 2019.
•  Purna Malavath was listed on the Forbes India list of self-made women in 2020.
• Aparna Thota wrote the book 'Purna 'based on Purna's journey from a small village to Seven Summits on Seven Continents.