Moni Mulepati Explained

Moni Mulepati (Nepali: मोनि मुलेपति; born 1981 in Nepal) is a Nepalese Newar mountain climber. She is the first non-Sherpa Nepalese woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, having reached the peak on 30 May 2005.[1] She is also the first woman to be married at the summit by marrying her climbing partner Pem Dorjee.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mount Everest's First Summit Wedding! An Interview with Pem Dorjee Sherpa.
  2. News: Wedding on top of Mount Everest. 2012-02-04. BBC. 2005-06-03.
  3. Web site: Wedding held on top of the world. Associated Press. NBC News. 7 September 2012. 3 June 2005.
  4. Web site: No Mountain top too high, my Love. MountEverest.net. ExplorersWeb Inc.. 28 January 2013. 4 June 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20130121020406/http://www.mounteverest.net/story/NoMountaintoptoohigh,myLoveJun42005.shtml. 21 January 2013. dead.