Saray Khumalo

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Saray Khumalo (born 1972) is a Zambia-born South African explorer and mountaineer. In May 2019, she became the first black African woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.[1][2][3][4][5]

Personal life[]

With a Rwandan bloodline but now resident in South Africa, Khumalo was born in Zambia.[6] She works as an e-commerce business executive.[1][3] She is a mother of two children.[7]

Mountain climbing[]

Prior to her 2019 success, she had attempted several times to conquer Mount Everest. Her first attempt was in 2014, when she was halted after an avalanche that killed 16 guides on the slope. She tried again in 2015, but was halted again by an earthquake in Nepal. Her final try, before her success, was in 2017 where she was forced to turn back because of the terrible weather.[6][8][4][7][5]

She is also known to have summited five mountains, including Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Aconcagua in Argentina and Mount Elbrus in Russia.[9][8]

Mountaineering summit[]

Philanthropy[]

Khumalo is a Nelson Mandela Libraries ambassador who raises funds through her mountain climbing to support several projects including the Lunch Box Fund and the Mandela Library project in Thembisa, Johannesburg.[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Meet the first black African woman to conquer Everest". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. ^ "First black African woman, others scale Mt Everest; summit success on Lhotse, Makalu". The Himalayan Times. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Standing tall: First black African woman scales Everest". The Japan Times Online. 2019-05-17. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Saray Khumalo becomes first black African woman to reach summit of Mount Everest". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Saray Khumalo becomes first black African woman to summit Everest". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Saray Khumalo: What it takes to make it to the top of the world's highest mountain". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "The three other occasions Saray Khumalo braved Mount Everest". The South African. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Saray Khumalo wants Africans to pick up Mount Everest challenge | IOL News". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Saray Khumalo becomes first black SA woman to conquer Mount Everest". News24. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  10. ^ "Saray Khumalo is an example of "Madiba exemplified": Foundation CE – Nelson Mandela Foundation". www.nelsonmandela.org. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
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