Nepali woman Kanchhi Maya Tamang scales Everest with anti-trafficking message
7 years, 10 months ago

Nepali woman Kanchhi Maya Tamang scales Everest with anti-trafficking message

Firstpost  

Napali woman, Kanchhi Maya Tamang, conquers Mt Everest with a message against Human Trafficking with a banner that read ‘we are people, not property’ Kathmandu: She believed if she raised a slogan from the world’s highest peak she would be heard. Kanchhi Maya Tamang, a trafficking survivor, conquered Mount Everest with the message, becoming the first woman to climb the world’s highest peak for women empowerment and gender equality, according to UN Women Nepal. Not alone in her belief, the returning migrant worker from Sindhupalchowk —a three-hour drive from capital Kathmandu —was accompanied by 19 other climbers who found a fair weather to make final summit pushes. As many as 25 climbers, including six Indians, stood atop the world’s highest peak from the Tibetan side after nine rope-fixing Sherpas opened a climbing route to the summit point earlier this month.

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Women's Day Special: Inspiring story of first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest twice in five days
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Women's Day Special: Inspiring story of first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest twice in five days

India TV News  

Women's Day Special: Inspiring story of first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest twice in five days Women's Day Special: Anshu Jamsenpa's journey serves as a powerful reminder that barriers exist only until they are broken. Women's Day Special: As the world celebrates International Women's Day on March 8, honoring the achievements and resilience of women across all walks of …

Kaamya Karthikeyan: ‘Summiting Everest was a dream my father and I shared for years’
2 months, 1 week ago

Kaamya Karthikeyan: ‘Summiting Everest was a dream my father and I shared for years’

Hindustan Times  

At just 17, Kaamya Karthikeyan has achieved what many mountaineers only dream of: she became the youngest woman to climb the highest peaks across all seven continents, including the towering Mount Everest, alongside her father. Kaamya Karthikeyan is the youngest woman to have climbed all the highest peaks across 7 continents. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, during an …

Mountain’s favourite girl
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mountain’s favourite girl

Deccan Chronicle  

Challenging expeditions For Kaamya, out of the seven peaks, the most challenging expeditions had been to Mount Denali in North America and Mount Everest. “Though all the expeditions have been equally challenging in their unique ways, but physically I felt the climb to Mount Denali exhausting because there were no porters and we had to carry not just our 20-kg …

A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome
5 months, 1 week ago

A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome

The Independent  

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Nepalese teenager sets world record by climbing all 14 of Earth’s highest peaks
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

‘Iron woman’ of Mysuru scales Mount Everest
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Iron woman’ of Mysuru scales Mount Everest

The Hindu  

At 6.10 a.m. on May 19, Dr. Usha Hegde, a professor at JSS Dental College in Mysuru, etched history by becoming the first civilian from not only Mysuru, but entire Karnataka to scale Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, standing at a height of 29,031 ft. A mother of two students of medicine and wife of an orthopaedic …

Everest, everywhere, all at once: What the peak is teaching us about attitudes and altitudes
9 months, 1 week ago

Everest, everywhere, all at once: What the peak is teaching us about attitudes and altitudes

Hindustan Times  

In 1998, the first civilian expedition to Everest set off from Mumbai. It’s definitely better climbing from Tibet,” says Kuntal Joisher, who has summited Everest from both sides, Nepal and Tibet, in different years. After that, my life didn’t change much,” he says, “simply because I didn’t want it to change.” Everest had always been the end in itself.. TAKE …

Phunjo Lama, fastest woman to scale Mount Everest, recounts triumph fuelled by love
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Phunjo Lama, fastest woman to scale Mount Everest, recounts triumph fuelled by love

The Independent  

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Bhopal-Based Jyoti Ratre Becomes Oldest Indian Woman To Climb Everest At 55
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal-Based Jyoti Ratre Becomes Oldest Indian Woman To Climb Everest At 55

ABP News  

When most people plan to retire at the age of 55, Bhopal-based entrepreneur turned mountaineer Jyoti Ratre surprises society by scaling the world’s highest peak Mount Everest. After several other big and small summits Jyoti aimed for Mount Everest in 2023, but hazardous weather made her descend after climbing 8,199 meters. 'Bigger Than She Imagine': Summit To Mount Everest Even …

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa Scales Everest For Record 30th Time
10 months ago

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa Scales Everest For Record 30th Time

News 18  

A Nepali sherpa guide scaled the summit of Mount Everest for a record 30th time on Wednesday, an official said, while two climbers went missing while descending from the world’s tallest peak. Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, reached the 8,849-metre peak by the traditional southeast ridge route, Nepali tourism official Khim Lal Gautam said. He “broke his own record … this …

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 …

Nepali mountaineer reclaims title of fastest woman to climb Everest
10 months ago

Nepali mountaineer reclaims title of fastest woman to climb Everest

The Independent  

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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, …

Adventure sports fraternity abuzz with Mysuru woman’s ‘Himalayan’ feat
10 months ago

Adventure sports fraternity abuzz with Mysuru woman’s ‘Himalayan’ feat

The Hindu  

The adventure sports fraternity in Mysuru is abuzz with reports of city’s ‘ironwoman’ Dr. Usha Hegde scaling Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak. Less than five years after becoming the first woman from Mysuru to complete the Ironman Western Australia 2019 Triathlon in December 2019, Dr. Usha is believed to have accomplished every mountaineers’ dream — scaling the Mount Everest …

Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ beats own record by climbing summit for 29th time
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ beats own record by climbing summit for 29th time

Al Jazeera  

Kami Rita and fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa have been competing for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak. One of the world’s most skilled climbing guides on Mount Everest has reached the Earth’s highest peak for the 29th time, beating his own record for most times to the summit, according to expedition organisers. “Back again for …

Kenton Cool/Kami Rita Sherpa: Nepali and British climbers break their own records with successful Everest ascents
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kenton Cool/Kami Rita Sherpa: Nepali and British climbers break their own records with successful Everest ascents

CNN  

CNN — A British climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday. Rakesh Gurung, director of Nepal’s Department of Tourism, said Britain’s Kenton Cool, 50, and Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, climbed the 8,849-meter peak for the 18th and 29th time, respectively. …

Record-setting Sherpa guide sets a new climbing goal for the world's highest peaks
1 year, 7 months ago

Record-setting Sherpa guide sets a new climbing goal for the world's highest peaks

The Independent  

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Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue ‘in my life’
1 year, 9 months ago

Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue ‘in my life’

CNN  

CNN — Gelje Sherpa was on his way to the top of the world’s highest mountain when he spotted the climber clinging to the rope. They were in the “death zone,” an area near the summit of Mount Everest where temperatures are extremely low and where there isn’t enough oxygen to breathe unaided for more than a few minutes. The …

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. Among those honored were Sherpa guides Kami Rita, who climbed Everest twice this season for a record 28 times overall, and Sanu Sherpa, who has climbed all of the world’s 14 highest peaks twice. Hari Budha Magar, who became …

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 …

Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest mountain guides said Thursday he’s not ready to retire after climbing Mount Everest for a record 28th time. Nepalese Sherpa Kami Rita reached the 8,849-meter summit of the world’s highest mountain on Tuesday, beating his own record less than a week after setting it. Kami Rita reached the summit a day after fellow …

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the record 28th time
55 years, 2 months ago

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the record 28th time

CNN  

A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year’s climbing season reached 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-meter summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali tourism official Bigyan Koirala, following his 27th …

Nepali sherpa Kami Rita scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepali sherpa Kami Rita scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11

The Hindu  

A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on May 23, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year's climbing season reached 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-metre summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali tourism official Bigyan Koirala, following his …

Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa successfully scales Mt. Everest for the 28th time, sets new world record
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa successfully scales Mt. Everest for the 28th time, sets new world record

India TV News  

Veteran mountain climber Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt. Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, breaking his own record for the largest number of ascents on the world's most elevated top, less than a week after setting it. The 53-year-old record-holding mountain guide remained on the 8848.86 meters-high top at around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, as indicated by Chhang Dawa …

Pasang Dawa summits Mt. Everest for record 27 times, ties with Kami
1 year, 10 months ago

Pasang Dawa summits Mt. Everest for record 27 times, ties with Kami

The Hindu  

Pasang Dawa Sherpa on May 22 scaled Mt. Everest for the 27th time, equalising a world record for the highest number of ascents set earlier by Kami Rita Sherpa. Everest for the 27th time at 8.25 a.m. today, Mr. awa Gyaljen Sherpa, the Executive Director of Imagine Nepal Treks which organised the expedition, told PTI. Meanwhile, Mr. Rita, who climbed …

Climber who wanted to become ‘first Asian woman with pacemaker’ to scale Everest dies
1 year, 10 months ago

Climber who wanted to become ‘first Asian woman with pacemaker’ to scale Everest dies

The Independent  

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Famous Nepalese Sherpa guide sets world record, scales Mt Everest for 27th time
1 year, 10 months ago

Famous Nepalese Sherpa guide sets world record, scales Mt Everest for 27th time

Firstpost  

Kathmandu: World-renowned Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday, beating his own record with the highest number of ascends on the world’s highest peak. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, a fellow Sherpa guide, scaled the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, equalling Kami Rita’s previous record for the most …

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  

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Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

The Hindu  

One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on May 17, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record. Kami Rita, 53, reached the 8,849-metre summit guiding a group of climbers on the world’s highest mountain, and was safe …

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on Wednesday, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record. Kami Rita, 53, reached the 8,849-meter summit guiding a group of climbers on the world’s highest mountain, and …

Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

The Independent  

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‘Everest Man’: Nepalese Sherpa climbs summit for record 27th time
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Everest Man’: Nepalese Sherpa climbs summit for record 27th time

Al Jazeera  

Kami Rita reclaims his record after another Nepalese Sherpa tied it by reaching the Himalayan peak for the 26th time on Sunday. Nepalese climber Kami Rita Sherpa has reached the top of Mount Everest for the 27th time, reclaiming the record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain, a government official and his hiking company said. “Yes, Kami …

Sherpa climbs Everest 26th time, matching record set by fellow Nepalese guide
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa climbs Everest 26th time, matching record set by fellow Nepalese guide

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. The season’s first wave of climbers reached the summit this weekend as Sherpa guides fixed ropes and made paths for the hundreds of climbers who will attempt …

Nepali Sherpa Pasang Dawa climbs Mt Everest record 26th time
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepali Sherpa Pasang Dawa climbs Mt Everest record 26th time

Al Jazeera  

A Nepali Sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, officials said, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide, Kami Rita Sherpa, for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, stood atop the 8,849-metre peak on Sunday, becoming the world’s second person to achieve the feat, Bigyan Koirala, a government tourism official, …

Sherpa guide Pasang matches world record by climbing highest peak of Mount Everest for 26th time
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa guide Pasang matches world record by climbing highest peak of Mount Everest for 26th time

India TV News  

A Sherpa guide scaled the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, equalling the record set by a Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. Dawa's first climbing partner is about to reach Everest height for the 27th time Meanwhile, Rita is currently stationed at the Everest base camp and is planning to …

Norway climber aims to be fastest to scale 14 tallest peaks
1 year, 10 months ago

Norway climber aims to be fastest to scale 14 tallest peaks

The Independent  

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China's Dong becomes first woman to conquer all 14 peaks above-8,000m
1 year, 10 months ago

China's Dong becomes first woman to conquer all 14 peaks above-8,000m

China Daily  

Chinese mountaineer Dong Hongjuan reaches the summit of 8,027-meter Mount Shishapangma, April 26, 2023. Chinese mountaineer Dong Hongjuan has become the first woman to conquer all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters on earth. Now Dong Hongjuan is the first woman to have ascended all true summits of the 14 8000ers," said 8000ers.com on its front page. "Miss Dong Hongjuan already …

Women’s Day 2023 Priyanka Mohite: No peak high enough
2 years ago

Women’s Day 2023 Priyanka Mohite: No peak high enough

Hindustan Times  

From starting her mountaineering journey at a very young age to becoming the first Indian woman to scale five 8000ers, 30-year-old Priyanka Mohite’s sheer determination and hard work were instrumental in realising her mountaineering goals. Mountaineer Priyanka Mohite Mohite, who climbed Mt Everest at 20, recalls, “I became the first Indian woman to climb Mount Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest mountain, …

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 …

Female Climbers from Pakistan and Iran Become First Women Mountaineers to Reach K2 Summit
2 years, 8 months ago

Female Climbers from Pakistan and Iran Become First Women Mountaineers to Reach K2 Summit

News 18  

A Pakistani female mountaineer and another from Iran scripted history on Friday by becoming the first women from their countries to scale the summit of the mighty and treacherous K2, the second-highest mountain peak in the world, a mountaineering official said on Friday. We are extremely proud to announce that Samina Baig with her strong Pakistani team, successfully summit the …

Nepalese climber Sanu Sherpa sets record atop Pakistan mountain
2 years, 8 months ago

Nepalese climber Sanu Sherpa sets record atop Pakistan mountain

Al Jazeera  

Sherpa becomes the first person to climb the world’s 14 tallest peaks twice after reaching top of Gasherbrum II. A 47-year-old Nepalese Sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world’s 14 peaks higher than 8,000 metres for a second time, according to his agency. “It feels so good to be in the mountain.” Nepali mountaineer Sanu Sherpa …

Meet the first Indian woman to climb 8,000m plus peaks
2 years, 9 months ago

Meet the first Indian woman to climb 8,000m plus peaks

Hindustan Times  

Mountaineer Priyanka Mohite from Satara, Maharashtra, has become the first Indian woman to climb five 8,000m-plus peaks. Mountaineer Priyanka Mohite has also bagged the title of the first Indian woman to climb the 10th highest mountain peak, Mt Annapurna. It was a proud feeling to be acknowledged.” Mohite, who has also bagged the title of the first Indian woman to …

Sherpa extends own record for climbing Mount Everest after reaching summit 26th time
2 years, 10 months ago

Sherpa extends own record for climbing Mount Everest after reaching summit 26th time

The Independent  

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Sherpa guide breaks own record scaling Everest for 26th time
2 years, 10 months ago

Sherpa guide breaks own record scaling Everest for 26th time

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — An experienced Nepalese Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 26th time breaking his own record for the most climbs of the world’s highest peak, expedition organizers said Sunday. Kami Rita reached the 8,849-meter summit on Saturday evening leading a group of Sherpa climbers who fixed ropes along the route so that hundreds of other climbers and …

Oldest American, fastest woman on Everest return safely
3 years, 9 months ago

Oldest American, fastest woman on Everest return safely

The Independent  

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Hong Kong teacher records fastest Everest ascent by a woman
3 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong teacher records fastest Everest ascent by a woman

Al Jazeera  

Tsang Yin-hung, who first made the summit in a 2017 expedition, reached the top in 25 hours and 50 minutes. Hong Kong mountaineer Tsang Yin-hung, a former teacher, has recorded the world’s fastest ascent of Everest by a woman with a time of just under 26 hours, a Nepal official said Thursday. Tsang, 44, scaled the 8,848.86 metre mountain in …

I want to inspire young ones, says Tashi Yangjom, the first Indian woman climber to scale Mt Everest in 2021
3 years, 10 months ago

I want to inspire young ones, says Tashi Yangjom, the first Indian woman climber to scale Mt Everest in 2021

Hindustan Times  

The pandemic could only delay, not dissuade Tashi Yangjom. The 27-year-old saw five years of practice bear fruit as she scaled Mt Everest, becoming the first Indian woman to climb the peak in 2021. Everest & becoming the first Indian woman climber to Everest in 2021…” “Congratulations Ms Tashi Yangjom for scaling Mt. I want to inspire young ones, says …

No work and little savings, Nepal’s Sherpa widows face battle
4 years, 8 months ago

No work and little savings, Nepal’s Sherpa widows face battle

Al Jazeera  

Nepal’s decision to close mountains due to coronavirus has rendered about 200,000 people working as guides jobless. After conquering Mount Everest and shattering taboos, two Nepali Sherpa widows face a new challenge – the coronavirus pandemic – which has shut down all climbing and trekking activities, leaving them without jobs. Nima Doma Sherpa and Furdiki Sherpa made global headlines when …

How Priyanka Mohite made history as the first Indian woman to scale 8,000-metre-high Mt Makalu
5 years, 9 months ago

How Priyanka Mohite made history as the first Indian woman to scale 8,000-metre-high Mt Makalu

Firstpost  

Priyanka Mohite, a 26-year-old mountaineer from Maharashtra’s Satara, became the first woman in India to scale Mt Makalu, the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,485 metres. It’s been 35 years since Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to scale the Everest. But other 8,000-metre-high mountains like Makalu have remained relatively untouched, especially by Indian women, all of …

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