Purnima Shrestha () is a Nepalese mountaineer and

photojournalist Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such ...

is the first Nepalese woman to successfully climb the peak of Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest mountain in the world.

Early life

Shrestha was born in Arughat, Gorkha, Gandaki Province, Nepal. Growing up, she wanted to do "something big in life". Later she became a

. She is a member of the Photo Journalists’ (PJ) Club.

Mountaineering

In 2017, Shrestha visited the Everest Base Camp to cover the

Everest Marathon Everest Marathon is an annual marathon event, held in the district of Solukhumbu, Nepal, around the vicinity of Mount Everest in May. With its starting point at 5401m Meter (Higher Everest Base Camp Height) from where the Climbing of Mount Everest ...

, she describes this event where she became attracted to the mountains. On 26 September 2017, Shrestha started her mountaineering career with Manaslu, the eighth-highest mountain in the world. Although she did not have any previous experience or training in mountaineering, Shrestha wanted her first climb to be on Mount Everest, but, after everyone told her to choose a smaller mountain she opted for Manaslu. In 2018, she summited Mount Everest, her second

eight-thousander The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) recognises eight-thousanders as the 14 mountains that are more than in height above sea level, and are considered to be sufficiently independent of neighbouring peaks. There is no ...

. The next year, she climbed Ama Dablam. In 2021, Shrestha with six other women climbed the peak of Annapurna. They became the first Nepali women to reach the summit of Annapurna. For their climb, the team received various honours. In October 2021, Shrestha with

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita (born 1984). is a Nepali Sherpa mountaineer. She was the first woman in Nepal to become a mountaineering instructor, was one of the first Nepali women to reach the summit of K2, and has been active in earthquake relie ...

both became the first women to successfully climb Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest mountain in the world.

References

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