First black African woman to summit Mt Everest
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Saray Khumalo
It was the fourth time lucky for Khumalo, whose previous attempts were thwarted by weather. She abandoned her 2014 attempt after an avalanche killed 16 sherpa. Her 2015 attempt was cut short after a devastating earthquake in Nepal. She reached the mountain’s South Summit in 2017, but strong winds and frostbite scuppered her climb.
“Onwards and upwards,” Summits with a Purpose wrote on its Facebook page.
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