Poorna Malavath is an Indian mountaineer who has completed seven summit climbing challenges. She is the youngest tribal girl in the world to have completed seven summits, and the youngest girl to summit Mount Everest.
Wiki/Biography
Poorna Malavath was born on Saturday, June 10, 2000 (22 years old; as of 2023) in Pakala village, Sirkonda Mandal, Nizamabad district, Telangana (then Andhra Pradesh). Her zodiac sign is Gemini. During her childhood, she attended local schools in the village and moved to the Telangana Society of Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions (TSWREIS) Girls’ School in Tadwai, Kamareddy at the age of 11. After completing her studies, she pursued her Bachelor of Arts degree from Telangana Society of Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions (TSWREIS) Degree College and went to Minnesota State University in the United States as a fellow student in the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program. As of 2023, she is doing postgraduate studies at Osmania University, Hyderabad.
Poorna Malavath Childhood Photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 4′10″
Weight (approximately): 50kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
family
She comes from a tribal family.
parents and siblings
Her father’s name was Devadas and her mother’s name was Lakshmi. They are agricultural farm workers. She has a brother named Naresh Malavath who is studying engineering.
Poorna’s father Devadas Malavath, Poorna’s mother Lakshmi Malavath, Poorna Malavath and Poorna’s brother Naresh Malavath (from left to right)
tribe
She belongs to the Lambada tribe.
Profession
In 2013, RS Praveen Kumar, an IPS officer and then secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Association of Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions, discovered her talent for mountaineering during an extra-curricular activity he launched to curb the high school dropout rate. She went to a climbing school in Bangir in Nalgonda district of Telangana over the weekend to train under coach Sekhar Babu Bachinepally. She was then sent to Bhongir for a rock climbing expedition with 110 members. The selectors were stunned when she scaled the 6,500-foot rock using only small gaps in the rocks without using any ropes. RS Praveen Kumar chose her and 19 other students to study high-altitude mountaineering at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling. After completing basic training in Darjeeling, she traveled to Ladakh to learn and practice mountaineering in high-altitude snow. She was selected to climb Mount Everest with her friend S Anand Kumar from Kamam and underwent 8 months of rigorous physical training under the guidance of head coach Sekhar Babu Bachinepally. During her training, she climbed the 17,000-foot Mount Lenok on Kanchenjunga to adapt to high-altitude climbing. At 6:00 am on May 25, 2014, together with her coach Sekhar Babu, friend Anand Kumar and several Sherpas, she climbed the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, at 8,848 meters above sea level, after a 52-meter climb. days of exploration. It was her first major climb and the first of seven summit climbs.
Poorna Malavath (far right) during Everest trek
On the evening of August 15, 2016, she climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, with an altitude of 5,895 meters. She reached the summit of Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Russia and Europe with an altitude of 5,642 meters, on July 27, 2017, around 10 am (IST). She climbed to the top of Mount Aconcagua on February 15, 2019, which is the highest peak in South America with an altitude of 6,961 meters. She received guidance from chief instructor Parmesh Kumar Singh at Rock Climbing School Bangir (RCSB) and climbed to the top of the Carstens Pyramid, the highest peak in Oceania at an altitude of 4,884 meters, in the early morning of March 22, 2019. altitude meters.
Poorna Malavath is located on the top of Mount Carstensz Pyramid, the highest peak in Oceania.
She completed the summit of Vinson Peak, Antarctica’s tallest peak at 4,987 meters on December 26, 2019. On June 5, 2022, she climbed Denali, the highest peak in North America at an altitude of 6,190 meters, completing her seventh summit.
Poorna Malavath is located on top of Denali, the highest peak in North America.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- 2014: Ruby Jubilee Healthcare Awards, Mumbai
- 2014: Sakshi Excellence Award Special Award
- 2014: The then Telangana CM K. Chandrashekar Rao congratulated and awarded 25 lakh in cash, 5 acres of land and 2 bhk houses
- 2015: Guest speaker at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit as part of the Nine is Mine campaign
- 2018: Telangana Pride Awards at Zee Apsara Awards
- 2019: Jagruti Youth Achievement Award
Anna Hajare presents Jagruthi Youth Achievement Award to Poorna Malavath
- 2022: Congratulations from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Pune Malavas congratulated by Narendra Modi
Facts / Trivia
- During the eight-month training to climb Mount Everest, she ran 28 kilometers, played volleyball and did yoga every day.
- She is the youngest tribal girl in the world to have completed seven summit climbs.
- In 2017, a movie based on her life was released. The film is titled “Poorna: Courage Has No Limits” and is directed by Indian actor Rahul Bose and stars Aditi Inandhar as Poorna. She unveiled the movie’s poster on top of Mount Kilimanjaro. The film showcases her sister; however, she denies having any sister in real life.
Poorna Malavath (far left) with Rahul Bose and Aditi Inamdar (far right)
- In 2019, Aparna Thota wrote and released her biography Poorna: The Youngest Girl in the World to Climb Everest.
Poorna Malavath (second from right, in yellow) launches this book based on her life
- She said in an interview that when she reached the summit of Mount Everest and saw the pile of corpses, she was frightened for a moment; however, she quickly remembered her parents and continued her trek. In the same interview, she revealed that she doesn’t like the packaged foods she eats while hiking.
- She played kabaddi and volleyball in school before being selected for mountaineering.
- When she saw Mount Everest from a distance during training, she told her coach that Mount Everest was so small that she could climb it in one day.
- She originally planned to climb Denali, North America’s highest peak, in the summer of 2020; however, she abandoned the idea due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- She also works with several local social organizations to spread awareness about the importance of girls’ education and health.
- She considers RS Praveen Kumar as the inspiration behind her achievements and hopes to become an IPS officer like him.
Poorna Malavath (left) and RS Praveen Kumar
- After her Everest climb, applications for admission to the Telangana Social Welfare Women’s Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) increased from 8,700 to 60,000.
- After summiting Mount Elbrus, she unfurled a 50-foot flag and sang the national anthem.
- She topped Forbes India’s list of self-made women 2020.
- She likes to play the guitar.
Poona Malavas plays guitar
- She enjoys riding bicycles and motorcycles.
Poona Malavas riding a motorcycle
- She is a dog lover.
Poorna Malavath playing with her dog
- She is the youngest girl to reach the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 13 years and 11 months.
- She climbed Mount Everest from the Tibetan side, because Nepali officials do not allow anyone under the age of 16 to climb from the Nepalese side.
- After climbing Mount Everest, she spent 15 minutes at the top and unfurled the national flag, Telangana flag and school flag. She also wanted to jump; however, she did not do so due to low oxygen levels. She also left a photo of Dr. BR Ambedkar on the top of the mountain.
- Her favorite food is fried chicken and biryani.
- Poorna Malavath was inspired by Amey Sanjay Gawale, a climber from Adilabad in Telangana who became the youngest climber to reach the South Base Camp of Mount Everest at 13 years and one month.
- She drinks milk every day to keep in shape; however, she doesn’t like it.
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Source: HIS Education