Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala

the first Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest

Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1979

Place of Birth: Sri Lanka

Profession: mountaineer, feminist

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala (born 3 September 1979), a past pupil of Bishop's College is the first Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest.
Kuru-Utumpala reached the summit of Mount Everest at 5:03 AM on 21 May 2016.
Along with Johann Peries, she formed the Sri Lankan Everest Expedition, 2016.
Peries attained a height of 8,400 m, which is beyond Camp IV (the final camp on the southern ascent route, on the South Col).Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala's summit makes Sri Lanka the fourth country in the world, in which a woman has been the first person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
The other countries are Poland, South Africa and Croatia.
The expedition was supported by the mountaineering company International Mountain Guides who provided them with guide support, Sherpa support, logistics, meals and accommodation during their expedition.
Kuru-Utumpala and Peries were accompanied by Nepalese Sherpa Ang Karma (Kuru-Utumpala) and Ang Pasang (Peries).