Fastest ascent of Everest (south side, female)
- Who
- Phunjo Jhangmu Lama
- What
- 14 hours 31 minutes hour(s):minute(s)
- Where
- Nepal
- When
- 23 May 2024
The fastest woman to climb Everest is Phunjo Jhangmu Lama (Nepal), who completed her climb in a time of 14 hours 31 minutes. She left basecamp at 3:52 p.m. on 22 May 2024 and reached the top at 6:23 a.m. the following day.
This represents the fastest time that a woman has climbed Everest from any side. Phunjo Jhangmu reclaimed the record after losing it to Ada Tsang Yin-hung of Hong Kong, China, who completed her climb in 2021 in a time of 25 hours 50 minutes. Phunjo had established the record back in 2018, with a time of 39 hours 6 minutes.