Malavath Purna

Malavath Poorna (born 10 June 2000) is an Indian mountaineer. On 25 May 2014, Poorna climbed Mount Everest, aged 13 years and 11 months, the youngest female to have reached the summit. Purna climbed Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe on 27 July 2017. After reaching the summit of Elbrus, Poorna unfurled a 50 ft long Indian Tricolor and sang the Indian National Anthem. She completed the Seven Summits on 5 June 2022 climbing Denali, along with father-daughter duo Ajeet Bajaj and Deeya Bajaj.

A film based on Poorna's life story was released in 2017 named Poorna: Courage Has No Limit directed by Rahul Bose.

Early life and background

Poorna was born in Pakala village, Nizamabad district of Telangana state of India. She joined the Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society for her education. Her talent was spotted by the secretary of the Society Dr. Repalle Shiva Praveen Kumar IPS. She was shortlisted for Operation Everest. In preparation for climbing Mount Everest, she trekked to the mountains of Ladakh and Darjeeling.

Seven Summits

• Everest (Asia, 2014)
• Kilimanjaro (Africa, 2016)
• Elbrus (Europe, 2017)
• Aconcagua (South America, 2019)
• Carstensz Pyramid (Oceania region, 2019)
• Vinson Massif (Antarctica, 2019)
• Denali (North America, 2022)

Forbes List

Poorna was listed on the Forbes India list of the self-made women in 2020.

Biography

Poorna's biography has been written in the form of book format by Aparna Thota. The book captures Poorna's journey from her home town Pakala, a village in Nizamabad district of Telangana, to Everest even though she came from such a small village she managed to accomplish her dreams.

See also

• Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise
• List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
• List of Mount Everest records of India
• List of Mount Everest records

Notes

References

External links

• Official website

1. Mount Everest
2. List of Mount Everest records
3. Jordan Romero
4. Dicky Dolma
5. Rahul Bose
6. Santosh Yadav
7. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
8. Nizamabad district
9. List of Indian summiters of Mount Everest
10. List of Mount Everest records of India
11. Timeline of Mount Everest expeditions
12. S. R. Sankaran
13. Debabrata Mukherjee (mountaineer)
14. List of Telugu people
15. Poorna: Courage Has No Limit
16. Adivasi
17. Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society
18. Poorna
19. Bhawna Dehariya
20. Mountaineering in India