'Money can't buy experience': Mountaineer Purnima Shrestha featured as one of CNN's 'extreme athletes'

In May 2024, photojournalist cum mountaineer Purnima Shrestha created history by becoming the first woman to summit Mount Everest three times in a single season within two weeks. In December 2024, she was featured on CNN's 2024 list of extreme athletes. Shrestha spoke to SBS Nepali about her achievements and the inspiration behind them.

Purnima Shrestha (C) welcomed by her friends and family members upon her arrival at the airport after setting a record for climbing Mt. Everest three times in a single season in Kathmandu, Nepal on 27 May, 2024. Source: Anadolu / Getty Images/Anadolu/Sunil Pradhan

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