Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes youngest Indian female to scale Mt. Everest
Author: THT Online
Category: Mountain
May 24, 2024
Everest, Nepal
16-year-old Kaamya Karthikeyan of India has become the youngest Indian female to scale the world's highest peak, Mt. Everest, from the Nepal side.
16-year-old Kaamya Karthikeyan of India has become the youngest Indian female to scale the world's highest peak, Mt. Everest, from the Nepal side.
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Kaamya was accompanied by her father, S. Karthikeyan, a commander in the Indian Navy to the summit. They successfully scaled Mt. Everest at 12:50 pm on May 20, according to Dawa Steven Sherpa, Managing Director at Asian Trekking.
Kaamya broke the record previously held by Shivangi Pathak, who summited Everest at the age of 16 years and 10 months in 2018. Kaamya, at 16 years and nine months, now holds the record.
The father-daughter duo reached Camp 4 on the afternoon of May 19 and pushed for the summit that same night.
Kaamya is a Class XII student at Navy Children School, Mumbai, India.
Weather Update: Standard Himalayan mountain conditions
Peak Altitude: 8848 m
Risk Level: Low
Expedition Info: Record-setting climbing expedition
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