Archive · 24 May 2025
Kerala Woman Scales Everest: A Personal Triumph
A woman named Safrina, who used to work in a bank and as a baker, climbed the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest!
She trained for a long time, going to other mountains first to get ready.
It was a hard climb, both for her body and mind.
She saw amazing views from the top, but she got a little hurt when she took off her goggles.
She's now aiming to climb the highest mountains on all the continents.
Safrina Latheef, from Kerala, is believed to be the first woman from the region to summit Mount Everest.
She reached the Everest base camp on April 19 and the summit on May 18.
Safrina trained for four years, including climbs of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Aconcagua, and Mt. Elbrus.
She faced challenges during the climb, including temporary snow blindness.
Safrina aims to complete the seven summits.
- Who
- Safrina Latheef, a Kerala native and resident of Qatar, successfully summited Mount Everest.
- What
- Safrina Latheef achieved her goal of scaling Mount Everest, becoming potentially the first woman from Kerala to do so.
- When
- Safrina Latheef reached Everest summit on May 18.
- Where
- Safrina climbed Mount Everest in Nepal.
- Why
- Safrina wanted to fulfill her long-term desire to climb Mount Everest and find her own happiness.
- Mountaineer
- Safrina Latheef
- Origin
- Kerala, India
- Residence
- Qatar
- Profession (Prior)
- Banker and Baker
- Everest Summit Date
- May 18
- Training
- Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Aconcagua, Mt. Elbrus, and went to Everest base camp