BHARAT KI BETI -Telangana’s Poorna Malavath scales worlds sixth-tallest peak, eyes on seventh now

1.The 19-year-old Malavath became the first and youngest tribal woman in the world to scale six highest mountains in six continents when she conquered Mt Vinson Massif, the tallest peak in Antarctica, on December 26 last year.

2.Malavath, the daughter of small farmers in a remote area in Telangana’s Nizamabad, conquered Mount Everest—the highest mountain peak in the world—at an age of 13 years and 11 months in 2014.

3.After that, she has climbed four other mountains in four different continents – Mt Kilimanjaro (Africa, 2016), Mt Elbrus (Europe, 2017), Mt Aconcagua (South America, 2019) and Mt Carstensz (Oceania region, 2019) – before setting her feet on Mt Vinson Massif.

4.Mt Denali,North America’s highest mountain peak, is next on the list of Malavath, who is pursuing a one-year undergraduate course at the Minnesota State University as part of the US’ Global Undergraduate Exchange Programme.

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1Poorna Malavath at Mt Vinson Massif, the tallest peak in Antarctica, on December 26 last year.2.Mount Everest, Asia.3.Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa.4.Mt Elbrus Europe.5.Mt Aconcagua (South America).6.Mt Carstensz, Oceania region.7.Mt Vinson Massif, the tallest peak in Antarctica.8.Mt Denali,North America’s highest mountain peak.

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