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Dicky Dolma (born 5 April 1974) is an Indian mountaineer, known for being the youngest woman to summit Mount Everest up to that time at the age of 19 on 10 May 1993. This occurred on the Indo-Nepal Everest Expedition. EverestHistory.com: Dicky Dolma
/ref> This Indo-Nepal Women's Everest Expedition was led by Bachendri Pal who was the first Indian woman to summit Mount Everest in 1984. Dicky was also a skier and attended numerous sporting competitions including the 1989 All-India Open Auli Ski Festival and the Asian Winter Games in 1999. She took ski training courses and basic mountaineering courses by the Manali Institute. In the same expedition as Dicky Dolma,
Santosh Yadav Santosh Yadav (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian mountaineer. She is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice and the first woman to successfully climb Mount Everest from Kangshung Face. She climbed the peak first in May 199 ...
summited Mount Everest for the second time, the first woman to summit twice. Dolma came from Palchan Village near Manali of
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. She was also awarded the 1994 National Adventure Award. Previous record holders up to Dolma for youngest Woman to summit Everest (age at summiting):Adventure Stats
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Junko Tabei was a Japanese mountaineer, author and a teacher. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and the first woman to ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on every continent. Tabei wrote seven books, organized e ...
, born 22 September 1939, summited, 16 May 1975, age 35 years, 236 days * Bachendri Pal, born 25 April 1954, summited 23 May 1984, age 30 years, 28 days *
Sharon Wood Sharon Adele Wood (born May 18, 1957), a Canadian mountaineer and guide, was the first North American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 20, 1986. She climbed via the new route of the west shoulder from the Rongbuk Glacier; with Dwa ...
, born 18 May 1957, summited 20 May 1986, age 29 years, 2 days * Lydia Bradey, born 9 October 1961, summited 14 Oct 1988, age 27 years, 5 days *
Santosh Yadav Santosh Yadav (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian mountaineer. She is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice and the first woman to successfully climb Mount Everest from Kangshung Face. She climbed the peak first in May 199 ...
, born 10 October 1967, summited12 May 1992, age 24 years, 215 days * Kim Soon-Jo, born 10 August 1970, summited 10 May 1993, age 22 years, 273 days *Dicky Dolma, born 5 April 1974, summited 10 May 1993, age 19 years, 35 days


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Everest History {{DEFAULTSORT:Dolma, Dicky Indian summiters of Mount Everest Recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 1974 births Living people Indian female mountain climbers Indian mountain climbers 20th-century Indian women 20th-century Indian people People from Kullu district People from Manali, Himachal Pradesh Mountain climbers from Himachal Pradesh