Dawa Yangzum Sherpa opens Himalayan peaks to women
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Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, a member of the Sherpa people of Nepal, became the first internationally certified female mountain guide in Nepal.
The Sherpa originally came from Tibet centuries ago and settled in the high valleys of the Himalayas, adapting genetically to life in low-oxygen conditions. Yangzum Sherpa now mentors other women to enter the traditionally male-dominated field of high-altitude mountaineering. The Sherpa people, whose name means “people from the east,” have long called the Himalayas home.
Their unique adaptation to thin mountain air makes the high altitudes their natural habitat. Yangzum Sherpa’s achievement breaks new ground for women in Nepal. Before her certification, women were largely absent from the ranks of professional mountain guides. She now works to inspire and train a new generation of female mountaineers, expanding opportunities in a field historically closed to them.
