KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 9
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa becomes the first Nepali woman climber to complete all 14 peaks .A 33-year-old Sherpa successfully scaled Mt Shishapangma in Tibet this morning, becoming the first Nepali female to successfully climb all 14 peaks above 8,000m. Dawa Yangzum Sherpa is also the second vice president of Nepal Mountaineering Association. Dawa Yangzum started her professional mountain climbing in 2009
Facts About Dawa Yangzum
- Dawa Yangzum is the youngest K2 summiteer and also the first Nepali woman to have climbed Annapurna I without O2
- .She holds the speed climbing record (female) on Makalu in 20 hours
- Dawa Yangzum is the first woman to reach Manaslu true summit in autumn season