# Moni Mulepati

_Nepalese mountain climber_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Moni Mulepati is a Nepalese Newar mountain climber. She is the first non-Sherpa Nepalese woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, having reached the peak on 30 May 2005. She is also the first woman to be married at the summit by marrying her climbing partner Pem Dorjee.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1980 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6899850#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6899850#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6899850#P27))
- **Occupation:** mountaineer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6899850#P106))
- **Spouse:** Pem Dorjee ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6899850#P26))

## Questions

**When was Moni Mulepati born?**  
Moni Mulepati was born on 1980 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Moni Mulepati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moni_Mulepati) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6899850](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6899850) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: 41214461 everestlarga.jpg by Pemmoni (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:41214461_everestlarga.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Moni Mulepati, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: 41214461 everestlarga.jpg — Pemmoni, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Moni Mulepati". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/moni-mulepati. Retrieved 6 November 2026.