ations <0x0A> </s> ▁Sar ay ▁Kh um alo ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 2 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Z amb ia - born ▁South ▁African ▁expl orer ▁and ▁mount aine er . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁African ▁woman ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ever est . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁R wand an ▁blood line ▁but ▁now ▁resident ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Kh um alo ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Z amb ia . ▁She ▁works ▁as ▁an ▁e - commerce ▁business ▁executive . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁mother ▁of ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Mountain ▁clim bing ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁success , ▁she ▁had ▁attempted ▁several ▁times ▁to ▁conquer ▁Mount ▁Ever est . ▁Her ▁first ▁attempt ▁was ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁halt ed ▁after ▁an ▁a val anche ▁that ▁killed ▁ 1 6 ▁gu ides ▁on ▁the ▁slope . ▁She ▁tried ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁but ▁was ▁halt ed ▁again ▁by ▁an ▁earth qu ake ▁in ▁Nep al . ▁Her ▁final ▁try , ▁before ▁her ▁success , ▁was ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁turn ▁back ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁terrible ▁weather . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁summ ited ▁five ▁mountains , ▁including ▁Mount ▁Kil iman jar o ▁in ▁T anz ania , ▁A con c agua ▁in ▁Argentina ▁and ▁Mount ▁El br us ▁in ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Mount aine