Purnima Shrestha (Nepali: पूर्णिमा श्रेष्ठ), a Nepalese mountaineer and photojournalist is the first person to successfully summit Mt.
Everest (Sagarmatha) three times in a single climbing season, she is also the first woman to climb the peak of Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest mountain in the world.
Shrestha was born in Arughat, Gorkha, Gandaki Province, Nepal.
[2][5] Although she did not have any previous experience or training in mountaineering, Shrestha wanted her first climb to be on Mount Everest, but, after everyone told her to choose a smaller mountain she opted for Manaslu.
[11] In October 2021, Shrestha with Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita both became the first women to successfully climb Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest mountain in the world.