Saray Khumalo

Saray Khumalo (born 1972) is a Zambian-born, South African explorer and mountaineer. In May 2019, she became the first black African woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Quotes Not everyone who starts the journey with you deserves to be with you at the end. You just need to realise who it is that you need to get to the next level Just like our Grade 7 teachers were amazing, they were irrelevant for tertiary, right? Not because they were bad people, but they were not going to work for us. Many times in life, we are loyal to our own detriment. I have a love-hate relationship with Everest. It’s the weather, it’s the route… and when you acclimatise, you have to use supplemental oxygen.But you must never underestimate any mountain, because everyone has their own Everest. Saray Khumalo: Moving proverbial mountains by climbing real ones, 5 September 2025,[ Lesego Senkwang]. External Links Category:Women in sports Category:Climbers Category:Women from Zambia Category:Women mountain Climbers Category:1972 births