Mumbai City Girl Becomes Youngest Indian to Scale Everest from Nepal Side
Mumbai City Girl Becomes Youngest Indian to Scale Everest from Nepal Side
Mumbai: Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 16-year-old Class 12 student from Navy Children School in Mumbai, scaled the summit of Mt. Everest (8,849m) on Monday, becoming the youngest Indian and the second youngest girl in the world to achieve this feat from the Nepal side.Â
Ms Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 16-year-old, class XII student of Navy Children School, Mumbai and her father Cdr S Karthikeyan of the #IndianNavy successfully summitted Mt. Everest (8849 M) on 20 May 24. @IndiaSports@SpokespersonMoD@HQ_IDS_India@indiannavy pic.twitter.com/9QGtAW0Cau
— Western Naval Command (@IN_WNC) May 23, 2024
The Western Naval Command announced her accomplishment on Thursday via Twitter.
Kaamya’s father, Commodore S. Karthikeyan of the Indian Navy, accompanied her on the challenging expedition. The young mountaineer is known for climbing the highest peaks on six continents, with her next goal set on the Vinson Massif in Antarctica this December.
The Navy highlighted Kaamya’s remarkable achievements and her determination to continue conquering the world’s tallest mountains.
