Telangana Mountaineer Vishwanath Karthikey Sets Eyes on Mt Everest
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Mountaineer Vishwanath Karthikey Sets Eyes on Mt Everest

Deccan Chronicle  

At just 16 years old, Padakanti Vishwanath Karthikey has already achieved what many can only dream of! This young mountaineer from Hyderabad has summited five of the highest peaks across seven continents and is now gearing up for his next big challenge. Padakanti Vishwanath Karthikey recently created history to become the youngest Indian to summit Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica. As he prepares for his next big challenge, Mount Everest, Vishwa draws inspiration from accomplished mountaineers like Nirmal Pooja and Mountaineer Skalzang Rigzin. Vishwanath is now gearing up for Aconcagua in January and the ultimate mountaineering challenge, Mount Everest, in May 2025, aiming to complete the prestigious Seven Summits Challenge.

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17-year-old Mumbai teen conquers seven highest peaks on seven continents
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

17-year-old Mumbai teen conquers seven highest peaks on seven continents

India Today  

Kaamya Karthikeyan, a Class 12 student from Navy Children's School, Mumbai, has achieved the sensational feat of becoming the youngest female to scale the highest peaks on all seven continents. At just 17 years old, Kaamya completed the Seven Summits Challenge by climbing Mt Vinson in Antarctica on December 24, 2024, alongside her father, Commander S Karthikeyan. Her journey included …

17-year-old becomes youngest woman to complete Seven Summits challenge
2 months, 3 weeks ago

17-year-old becomes youngest woman to complete Seven Summits challenge

India Today  

Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 17-year-old student from the Indian Navy Children's School in Mumbai, has etched her name in history as the youngest woman to scale the highest peaks on all seven continents. Kaamya achieved this remarkable milestone on December 24 when she scaled Antarctica’s Mount Vinson. Accompanied by her father, Commander S Karthikeyan of the Indian Navy, Kaamya conquered the …

Hyderabad teen summits highest peak in Antarctica
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hyderabad teen summits highest peak in Antarctica

The Hindu  

At 16, when many of his age group wouldn’t have seen even a snow-clad mountain, Padakanti Vishwanath Karthikey charted out his own route to history to become the youngest Indian to summit Mt Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica. The 11th Standard student of Resonance Junior College in Hyderabad, achieved this magnificent feat last Tuesday as part of the …

Quest of courage
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Quest of courage

Deccan Chronicle  

A biting cold morning on December 3, 2023, saw 16-year-old Vishwanath Karthikey stand at the summit of Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica. Everything that had led to this triumph — the unfeeling training, the endless hours spent enduring cold nights in tents, the nausea from altitude sickness — seemed to vanish into the thin, frosty air.This was no …

Hyderabad Teenager Karthikey Becomes Youngest Indian to Summit Mount Vinson in Antarctica
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hyderabad Teenager Karthikey Becomes Youngest Indian to Summit Mount Vinson in Antarctica

Deccan Chronicle  

Vishwanath reached the summit on December 3, 2024, as part of the Boots and Crampons-Elite Exped team, led by the dynamic mountaineer Nirmal Purja, and safely returned to base camp. Under the guidance and mentorship of Bharath and Lt. Romil Barthwal, an Indian Army veteran, Vishwanath has been honing his climbing skills for the past four years. His achievement adds …

Nepalese teenager sets world record by climbing all 14 of Earth’s highest peaks
5 months, 1 week ago

Nepalese teenager sets world record by climbing all 14 of Earth’s highest peaks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nima Rinji Sherpa set the record after reaching the …

Nepali becomes youngest to climb world's 8,000 m peaks
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepali becomes youngest to climb world's 8,000 m peaks

The Hindu  

An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer on Wednesday broke the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks, his team said. Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Tibet's 8,027-metre-high Shisha Pangma on Wednesday morning, completing his mission to stand on the world's highest peaks. 'Proud moment' Nima Rinji Sherpa, who already holds multiple records from …

It feels amazing, says Kaamya Karthikeyan, youngest Indian to scale Mt. Everest
9 months, 3 weeks ago

It feels amazing, says Kaamya Karthikeyan, youngest Indian to scale Mt. Everest

Hindustan Times  

While other kids her age were consumed by toys, Kaamya Karthikeyan discovered her passion for hiking. At just 16, she became the youngest Indian and the second-youngest girl, globally, to summit Mount Everest from the Nepal side. Accompanied by her father, Indian Navy Commander S Karthikeyan, the journey was “special” for the Mumbai girl. Kaamya adds, “He’s my role model …

At 16, Kaamya Karthikeyan Becomes Youngest Indian to Scale MT Everest
10 months ago

At 16, Kaamya Karthikeyan Becomes Youngest Indian to Scale MT Everest

Deccan Chronicle  

Jamshedpur:: Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 16-year-old mountaineer, has become the youngest Indian to climb Mt Everest from Nepal side, the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation said on Thursday. An official of the TSAF, which supported her endeavour, said Kaamya was accompanied by her father, Commander S Karthikeyan of the Indian Navy, during the journey to the highest peak on the earth. “After …

Navy officer's daughter, 16, is youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest from Nepal side
10 months ago

Navy officer's daughter, 16, is youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest from Nepal side

India Today  

A 16-year-old girl from Mumbai successfully scaled Mount Everest, becoming the youngest Indian mountaineer to scale the world's highest peak from the Nepal side, the Indian Navy said on Thursday. Kaamya Karthikeyan, a Class 12 student from Navy Children School in Mumbai, along with her father Cdr S Karthikeyan, embarked on their expedition to climb Mount Everest on April 3, …

How a mountaineering team climbed the highest peak in every Indian state
1 year, 4 months ago

How a mountaineering team climbed the highest peak in every Indian state

Live Mint  

As the nation celebrated its 75th Independence Day last year, Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal started looking for a unique climb to mark the occasion. The idea that he finally hit upon, turned out to be his longest expedition yet—the highest peak in every Indian state. “And of course, since nobody had done anything like this before, it was an added …

Mount Everest conquest 70th anniversary: Rising climate concerns pose threat to world's highest mountain
1 year, 9 months ago

Mount Everest conquest 70th anniversary: Rising climate concerns pose threat to world's highest mountain

India TV News  

As the highest peak in the world celebrates its 70th anniversary there is growing concern about global warming which on the world’s tallest mountain. “The effects of climate change are hitting not just the fishes of Antarctica, the whales or the penguins, but it’s having a direct impact on the Himalayan mountains and the people there,” said Ang Tshering, a …

Nepali sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 27th time, beating his own record
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepali sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 27th time, beating his own record

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Nepalese sherpa scaled the …

She's Just 24 & Has Already Made Climbing Records. Now, this Telangana Darebee is Ready to Scale an Antarctica Peak
2 years, 4 months ago

She's Just 24 & Has Already Made Climbing Records. Now, this Telangana Darebee is Ready to Scale an Antarctica Peak

News 18  

Twenty-four-year old Anvitha Reddy from Bhongir in Telangana has already conquered two out of the 14 death-zone summits in the world – Mount Everest and Mount Manaslu. The first Indian woman to summit Manaslu mountain in winter, she is gearing up to scale another peak, Mount Vinson, in Antarctica this winter. The MBA grad had joined a rock climbing institute …

Virat Chandra conferred Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
3 years, 1 month ago

Virat Chandra conferred Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Virat Chandra Telukunta, the youngest to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania at the age of seven, was on Monday conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a virtual event. Chandra, who hails from Trimulgherry, climbed the Kilimanjaro, the tallest African mountain at about 5,895 metres, on March 6, 2021, along with his …

‘Challenge your limit’: Pakistani teenager who summited K2
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Challenge your limit’: Pakistani teenager who summited K2

Al Jazeera  

Shehroze Kashif holds the distinction of being the youngest person to reach the summit of both K2 and Mount Everest. A young mountaineer who last week scaled the second-highest mountain on earth, says he felt a “sense of achievement” as he stood atop the K2 summit and hoisted the Pakistani flag. Shehroze Kashif, 19, who hails from the eastern city …

Spanish Mountaineer, 81, Trains for Himalayas in Tribute to Victims of Coronavirus
4 years, 4 months ago

Spanish Mountaineer, 81, Trains for Himalayas in Tribute to Victims of Coronavirus

News 18  

At 81 years old Spanish mountaineer Carlos Soria is training to tackle one of the world’s highest peaks, a challenge he will dedicate to elderly victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. “To all those who have disappeared because of this terrible pandemic, this terrible crisis, I want as an elderly person to dedicate it to them,” Soria said outside his home …

Meet Kaamya, 12-yr-old girl who became youngest person to summit Mount Aconcagua
5 years, 1 month ago

Meet Kaamya, 12-yr-old girl who became youngest person to summit Mount Aconcagua

India TV News  

A class 7th student studying in Mumbai’s Navy Children School, Kaamya Karthikeyan became the youngest mountaineer to scale Mount Aconcagua on February 1, 2020. Mount Aconcagua is the highest peak in South America and outside of Asia. The daughter of a Naval officer had earlier summited Mount Stok Kangri in the Himalayas and reached the base camp of Mount Everest …

Nepali climber scales world's 14 highest peaks in 190 days
5 years, 4 months ago

Nepali climber scales world's 14 highest peaks in 190 days

India TV News  

A Nepali mountaineer has created history by scaling the world's 14 highest peaks in record 190 days after he climbed Mt Shishapangma in China on Tuesday. Nirmal Purja, 36, known as Nims, broke the previous record of a South Korean climber, Kim Chang-ho, who achieved the feat in 2003 to scale all the peaks higher than 8,000 metres in seven …

Climber conquers the world
5 years, 8 months ago

Climber conquers the world

China Daily  

Xia Boyu takes part in an ice climbing contest in Fangshan district, Beijing, in January 2017. Xia Boyu, 70, the first Chinese double amputee to have reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma, the highest mountain in the world, will continue his beloved climbing on the steep slopes of life. On May 14, last year, Xia, who is the same age …

Priyanka Mohite scales Mount Makalu, praises pour in from Sachin Tendulkar and more
5 years, 10 months ago

Priyanka Mohite scales Mount Makalu, praises pour in from Sachin Tendulkar and more

The Hindu  

When Priyanka Mohite, a mountaineer from Satara, Maharashtra became the first Indian woman to successfully scale Mount Makalu — the fifth-highest mountain in the world at 8,481 metres — on Tuesday, she had expected a little bit of fanfare, but she could not have braced herself for the kind of attention she was going to get. Congratulations to Priyanka Mohite …

Setting their sights on greater heights
6 years, 5 months ago

Setting their sights on greater heights

The Hindu  

The temperature was sub-zero. While 25-year-old Anand Babu hails from Yeddanapudi village, 22-year-old Sivaprasad comes from K. Bitragunta village. We reached the Uhuru peak at 8.20 a.m. on September 13,” said the mountaineers on their return to Ongole, proudly showing the certificates issued by the Kilimanjaro National Park authorities. They also had training at the Rock Climbing School run by …

Woman who scaled Everest twice in five days to focus on unclimbed peaks
7 years, 9 months ago

Woman who scaled Everest twice in five days to focus on unclimbed peaks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 38-year-old Indian climber who …

Overcoming the past and how! Meet Arunima Sinha, the first woman amputee to conquer Mount Everest
8 years, 9 months ago

Overcoming the past and how! Meet Arunima Sinha, the first woman amputee to conquer Mount Everest

India TV News  

New Delhi: The story of Arunima Sinha is not ordinary by any means. Sinha, who climbed the world’s highest peak at 10:55 am on May 21, 2013, was a member of the Eco Everest Expedition from the Tata Group. Sinha said her elder brother, Omprakash Sinha, a former CRPF jawan, encouraged her when she disclosed her willingness to climb the …

An uphill task
10 years ago

An uphill task

The Hindu  

She is scaling the summit, literally. However, it is ironical that this school student from Alwal, aiming to become the first and youngest girl from India to scale all the ‘Seven Summits’ in the world has to appeal for monetary support! Fresh from her two-week pre-expedition training in Lang tang Valley-Yala Peak thanks to the encouragement of two support staff …

美13岁男孩挑战珠峰 有望成年龄最小登顶者
14 years, 11 months ago

美13岁男孩挑战珠峰 有望成年龄最小登顶者

China Daily  

If this 13-year-old American boy succeeds in his bid to climb Mount Everest, he has modest ambitions - pick a small piece of rock from the top of the world as a memento and wear it in a necklace. Romero said Mount Qomolangma, that straddles Nepal-China border, was part of his goal to climb the highest mountains on all seven …

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