Dawa Yangzum Sherpa
Born1990 (age 33–34)
Nāngaon, Dolakha, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
Other namesDaYangzum Sherpa
Known forMountain Guide/ Athlete

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa also known as Dawa Yangzum is a Nepali born mountain climber and the first woman to become an international mountain guide from Nepal.[1]

Life

Dawa Yangzum started her professional mountain climbing in 2009 with Yala Peak marking her first summit. She has climbed five of the fourteen 8000ers so far. She became one of the iconic Nepali mountain climbers in the history after climbing Mount Everest in 2012.[2] In 2017, she received a certification from the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association and qualified to become an international mountain guide in the same year.[1][3] In March 2019, she signed a professional agreement with a US outdoor recreation product company, making her one of the few professional Nepali mountaineers to be paid as an athlete by a major western company.[4]

Dawa Yangzum has climbed Everest several times[5] and she became the first female Nepali woman to summit the fifth highest peak Makalu on 29 May 2019.[6][7] On 26 July 2014, she was part of the all female 3-member Nepali contingent to summit K2. The other prominent members were Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita and Maya Sherpa.[4]She also became the first woman to reach the true summit of Manaslu in autumn 2021.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dolakha's Dawa Yangzum becomes country's first female international mountain guide". The Himalayan Times. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. ^ Delhi, Hugh Tomlinson (2017-12-29). "Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, the first female Sherpa, climbs to pinnacle of her career". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  3. ^ Video: Dawa Yangzum Sherpa's Quest for the IFMGA, 2018-04-02, retrieved 2019-06-05
  4. ^ a b "Dawa Yangzum becomes first Nepali athlete to join North Face Team". The Himalayan Times. 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  5. ^ "Dawa Yangzum Sherpa". Alpine Ascents International. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  6. ^ "North Face athlete Dawa Yangzum becomes first Nepali woman to summit Mt Makalu". The Himalayan Times. 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  7. ^ "Dawa Yangzum Sherpa e la prima nepalese in vetta al Makalu. In cima anche il recordman Mingma Dorchi Sherpa". MountainBlog (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  8. ^ "Manaslu: Three Questions and One Summit". Explorersweb. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
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