At 16, Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes youngest Indian to scale Mt Everest
Public Lokpal
May 23, 2024
At 16, Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes youngest Indian to scale Mt Everest
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 (TSAF) 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.
The girl and her father reached the summit at 8848 metres on May 20.
Kaamya was a recipient of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Puraskar, an award given to children for their exceptional achievement.
PTI