Identify the avid mountaineer who, in May 2017, became the first woman in the world to scale Mount Everest twice in a season. Does she also hold the record of fastest double ascent by a woman to the world’s highest peak?

Identify the avid mountaineer who, in May 2017, became the first woman in the world to scale Mount Everest twice in a season. Does she also hold the record of fastest double ascent by a woman to the world’s highest peak? Correct Answer Anshu Jamsenpa

The correct answer is Anshu Jamsenpa

Key Points

• Anshu Jamsenpa, in May 2017, became the first woman in the world to scale Mount Everest twice in a season.
• She did this in just 5 days.
• She also holds the record for fastest double ascent by a woman to the world’s highest peak.
• She has climbed Mt Everest 5 times till now.
• Malavath Purna is the youngest Indian girl to climb the summit.
• Arunima Sinha is the first female amputee in the world to climb Everest.
• Premlata Agrawal is the first Indian to climb the 7 highest peaks of the world.
• Image of Anshu Jamsenpa

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