A Nepali woman and second vice president of Nepal Mountaineering Association, Dawa Yangzum Sherpa from Rolwaling valley made it to the summit of G1, G2 and Nanga Parbat this month completing her twelfth 8000ers .On a mission to complete all 14 peaks and to reconized ass first Femaale Nepali women , Sherpa scaled G1 on July 21, G2 on July 17 and Nanga Parbat on July 5.
Dawa Yangzum the first Asian woman reconized by IFMGA mountain guide climbing twelve above 8000m. peaks. She climbed Mt Kanchenjunga in the last spring season 2022 and Annapurna I without supplement bottle oxygen. An inspiairator and first Nepali woman to climb most 8,000m peaks, mentoring females on this profession. Being the professional guide, Dawa Yangzum also led the National Geographic scientific research team to Mt Everest 2019, 2022 and 2023. She also holds the speed climbing record (female) on Makalu in 20 hours. Dawa Yangzum, who became the first woman to reach Manaslu true summit in autumn, has received many awards including Kumar Khadga Bikram Sahasik Puruskar and Tenzing Hillary Award. She had climbed Mt Everest in 2012 as her first 8,000er.
We congrats on her this success and wish her on remain peaks too a grand success !!!
