PHOTOS: 13 year old Malavath Poorna, youngest girl to summit Everest

In this photograph received from the SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY on June 2, 2014 and taken on May 3, 2014, Indian mountaineer Poorna Malavath uses a radio during a climb in the Mount Everest region on the Tibetan side of the mountain in China. The 13-year-old poor Indian schoolgirl who is the youngest female to summit Mount Everest said she had never climbed a mountain before setting her sights on the world's highest peak. Malavath Poorna, the daughter of a tribal farm labourer, reached the top of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) peak on May 25 following a difficult and dangerous climb from the Tibetan side of the mountain. AFP PHOTO/SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY/AFP/Getty Images ( 530324037 )

Indian mountaineer Poorna Malavath, 13, gestures as she speaks during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu on June 2, 2014. The 13-year-old poor Indian schoolgirl who is the youngest female to summit Mount Everest said she had never climbed a mountain before setting her sights on the world's highest peak. Malavath Poorna, the daughter of a tribal farm laborer, reached the top of the 8,848-meter (29,029-foot) peak on May 25 following a difficult and dangerous climb from the Tibetan side of the mountain. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 530324055 )

In this photograph received from the SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY on June 2, 2014 and taken on May 25, 2014, Indian mountaineer Poorna Malavath (L) sits at the summit of Mount Everest. AFP PHOTO/SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY/AFP/Getty Images ( 530324046 )

Indian mountaineer Poorna Malavath, 13, gestures as she speaks during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu on June 2, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 530324057 )

In this photograph received from the SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY on June 2, 2014 and taken on May 3, 2014, Indian mountaineer Poorna Malavath (L) looks on during a climb in the Mount Everest region on the Tibetan side of the mountain in China. AFP PHOTO/SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY/AFP/Getty Images ( 530324043 )

In this photograph received from the SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY on June 2, 2014 and taken on May 25, 2014, Indian mountaineer Poorna Malavath looks on during her summit attempt on Mount Everest. AFP PHOTO/SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETYAFP/Getty Images ( 530324034 )

In this photograph received from the SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY on June 2, 2014 and taken on May 3, 2014, Indian mountaineer Poorna Malavath (R) looks on during a climb in the Mount Everest region on the Tibetan side of the mountain in China. AFP PHOTO/SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY/AFP/Getty Images ( 530324018 )

In this photograph received from the SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY on June 2, 2014 and taken on May 25, 2014, Indian mountaineer Poorna Malavath looks on during her summit attempt on Mount Everest. AFP PHOTO/SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETYAFP/Getty Images ( 530324025 )

Indian mountaineer Poorna Malavath, 13, poses for a photograph during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu on June 2, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 530324050 )