Women at the Peak - Dawa Yangzum Sherpa
2 Episodes
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, a young mountaineer, achieved an incredible feat by conquering Mount Everest at 21. Now, she empowers Nepali women through an annual high-altitude climbing course, sponsored by the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative. Join her journey of conquering life's mountains and inspiring others.
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Learning the Ropes - Following Footsteps
Episode 2
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa faced an uphill battle to ascend from her rural Nepali village and become the elite professional mountaineer she is today. Having climbed some of the world’s most formidable peaks, she realized she needed to help the next generation of Nepali girls to do the same. Students of ...
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Learning the Ropes - Great Heights
Episode 1
In 2012, Dawa Yangzum Sherpa scaled Mount Everest at 21 years of age. Since then, she has conquered K2, known as “the Savage Mountain”, and become an elite mountaineer. Now she’s changing the face of the sport. With the support of the Rolex Perpetual Planet , she runs an all-female course, teachi...
