Mountain & trekking guides
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa
IFMGA mountain guide and high-altitude climber
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About Dawa Yangzum Sherpa
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa is a pioneering Nepali mountaineer and guide whose career combines elite high-altitude achievement with professional instruction. She has broken barriers for women in an industry where technical certification and expedition opportunity have historically been difficult to access.
Her public work connects expedition leadership, technical mountain competence and the expansion of opportunity for women climbers.
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Why this profile matters
Became Nepal's first woman to qualify as an IFMGA international mountain guide.
Completed all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks, an exceptional high-altitude milestone.
Runs training initiatives that help Nepali women develop high-altitude climbing skills.
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