13-Year-Old Indian Girl Becomes The Youngest Female To Conquer The Everest

1. What did Malavath do? Why does the author believe it is so admirable?

Malavath was the youngest female to climb Mount Everest. The author probable thinks that it is so admirable that someone at the age of 13 can be brave enough to complete Mount Everest.

2. What did she have to do to get selected for the Mount Everest climb? What happened when Malavath reached the advanced base camp?

She was one of the twenty selected to go to an advanced training session at the Darjeeling Himalayan Mountaineering Institute for two weeks. After that, only two younger people were chosen, and one was Malavath. Once Malavath had climbed to the advanced camp, she got alltidute sickness and was sent back down to base camp. After three days, she didn't want to give up so she continued climbing.

3. How long did it take the team to get to the summit? What does Malavath hope her achievement will do to help other people?

It took them fifty two days to make it to the summit. She hopes her achievements will encourage underprivileged children to get involved with their dreams.