She now plans to climb the world's other highest summits...
Digital Desk: Gunjan Pankaj Prabhu Narvekar, a 12-year-old mountaineer from Goa, broke a new global record by climbing three peaks above 6000 meters in the Ladakh region's Markha Valley in just 62.5 hours. Gunjan is now aiming for Mt. Everest after accomplishing this commendable feat.
Gunjan is a class 8 student of Jnyan Vikas School in Goa, has climbed and successfully summited three peaks in the Markha Valley in the Ladakh Region, namely Mt Kang Yatse-II (6250 m), Mt Reponi Mallari-II (6113 m), and Mt Reponi Mallari-I (6097 m).
She set a new global record by climbing the three 6000m+ peaks in 49 hours (1st to 3rd Summit) and 62.5 hours (basecamp to basecamp).
Gunjan told ANI about the difficulties she faced during the hike. "When we went, the weather was extremely bad. We went expecting a clear sky and little snowfall because it was not predicted that it would snow this month. It was more difficult because of the snow, as our feet would go to knee length in some areas and hip length in others, and removing it would make us fatigued. But no one was injured," she stated.
She now plans to climb the world's other highest summits. Gunjan added, "In the future, I plan to do a 7000 m+ peak, but in India, it is not allowed for a person who is not 16 years old to do a 7000 m+ peak, so I will do the peak outside of India." I only want to make my parents and the country proud by summiting Mt. Everest and Annapurna.
Gunjan's mother expressed her joy, saying, "I am very happy to see her, as a trekker, achieving all these feats." I believe that all parents should encourage their children to excel in whatever field they wish to pursue."
