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Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala was the first sri Lankan to reach the summit of Mount Everest. This great achievement of hers makes sri One of the few countries in the world in which woman has been the first person to reach the highest Mountain peak on Earth.
She was born in 1979 in Colombo. She studied at bishop's college and later completed a BA degree in English Literature from the Delhi University and a Masters degree from the University of Sussex, U.K.
She began to dream of conquering Mount Everest when she saw a photograph of a friend in the Himalayas in 2002. Following in the footsteps of her friend, she followed a mountaineering course which provided her with the necessary skills. After that she climbed several mountains in the world including mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Spanish Pyrenees and Argentine Andes. On May 21st, 2016, Jayanthi became the first sri Lankan to reach the summit of the mighty Everest, realizing her ultimate dream.
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G K P Edirisinghe
University of Visual and Perfoming Arts
Sri Lanka
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