Saray Khumalo’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Zambia-born South African explorer and mountaineer
A.K.A. Saray N’Kusi Khumalo
Is Businessperson
Business executive
Mountaineer
From South Africa
Type Business
Sports
Gender female
Birth

1971, Zambia, Zambia

Age 50 years

Saray Khumalo (born 1972) is a Zambia-born South African explorer and mountaineer. In May 2019, she became the first black African woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Personal life

With a Rwandan bloodline but now resident in South Africa, Khumalo was born in Zambia. She works as an e-commerce business executive. She is a mother of two children.

Mountain climbing

Prior to her 2019 success, she had attempted several times to conquer Mount Everest. Her first attempt was in 2014, when she was halted after an avalanche that killed 16 guides on the slope. She tried again in 2015, but was halted again by an earthquake in Nepal. Her final try, before her success, was in 2017 where she was forced to turn back because of the terrible weather.

She is also known to have summited five mountains, including Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Aconcagua in Argentina and Mount Elbrus in Russia.

Mountaineering summit

  • Mount Elbrus(Russia) in 2014
  • Mount Aconcagua(Argentina) in 2015
  • Mount Kilmanjaro(Tanzania)

Philanthropy

Khumalo is a Nelson Mandela Libraries ambassador who raises funds through her mountain climbing to support several projects including the Lunch Box Fund and the Mandela Library project in Thembisa, Johannesburg.

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