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oi-Saumya Joshi
Kaamya
Karthikeyan
has
proved
that
bravery
knows
no
age.
At
16,
she
became
the
youngest
Indian
to
summit
the
highest
peak
in
the
world
–
Mount
Everest
(8,849
meters)
from
the
Nepal
side.
A
record
was
set
in
India
by
the
teen,
who
also
became
the
world’s
second-youngest
mountaineer
to
scale
Everest
on
May
20,
the
Indian
Navy
said
on
Thursday.
Karthikeyan
Who
is
Kaamya
Karthikeyan?
Kaamya
Karthikeyan
proved
that
bravery
knows
no
age.
At
16,
she
became
the
youngest
Indian
to
summit
the
highest
peak
in
the
world
–
Mount
Everest
(8,849
meters)
from
the
Nepal
side.
Not
only
did
the
teen
set
a
record
in
India,
but
she
also
became
the
world’s
second-youngest
mountaineer
to
scale
Everest
on
May
20,
the
Indian
Navy
reported
on
Thursday.
Accompanied
by
her
father,
Indian
Navy
officer
Commander
S.
Karthikeyan,
Kaamya
embarked
on
her
remarkable
expedition.
From
her
humble
beginnings
in
Mumbai
to
the
world’s
highest
peak,
here’s
a
look
at
Kaamya
Karthikeyan’s
journey.
Sixteen-year-old
Kaamya
is
a
Class
12
student
at
Mumbai’s
Navy
Children
School.
Inspired
by
her
father’s
love
for
mountaineering,
she
began
trekking
at
the
age
of
three.
What
started
as
an
adventure
soon
led
her
to
more
demanding
treks,
including
Har-ki-Dun
(13,500
ft),
Kedarkantha
Peak
(13,500
ft),
and
Roopkund
Lake
(16,400
ft)
in
2016.
By
May
2017,
at
just
13,
Kaamya
had
trekked
to
the
Everest
Base
Camp
(17,600
ft),
making
her
the
second-youngest
girl
globally
to
achieve
this
milestone.
In
2019,
Kaamya
successfully
navigated
challenges
to
conquer
the
famous
Brighu
Lake
(14,100
ft)
and
cross
the
Sar
Pass
(13,850
ft)
in
Himachal
Pradesh.
Soon
after
her
expedition
to
Mt.
Mentok
Kangri
II
(20,544
ft),
Kaamya
cycled
from
Leh
to
Khardung
La,
the
highest
motorable
road
in
the
world.
This
experience
bolstered
her
confidence
to
summit
Mount
Aconcagua,
one
of
the
highest
peaks
outside
Asia,
in
February
2020.
Following
her
successful
expedition
to
Everest,
the
Indian
Navy
and
Western
Naval
Command
took
to
social
media
to
congratulate
her
and
wish
her
luck
for
her
next
mission,
the
“7
Summits
Challenge.” The
Indian
Navy
wrote,
“#IndianNavy
wishes
young
Kaamya
the
very
best
in
her
aspiration
to
summit
the
highest
peaks
of
all
seven
continents,
becoming
the
youngest
girl
to
do
so.”
Kaamya’s
next
goal
is
to
scale
Mount
Vinson
Massif
in
Antarctica
this
December,
aiming
to
become
the
youngest
girl
to
summit
the
highest
peaks
of
all
seven
continents.
With
her
Everest
climb,
she
has
already
scaled
six
peaks
as
part
of
the
challenge.
Kaamya’s
stirring
tale
of
courage,
determination,
and
relentless
pursuit
of
dreams
earned
her
the
Pradhan
Mantri
Rashtriya
Bal
Puraskar
in
2021
and
a
feature
on
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi’s
popular
radio
show
“Mann
Ki
Baat.”
Beyond
mountaineering,
Kaamya’s
achievements
extend
to
the
realm
of
fine
arts.
The
16-year-old
is
a
trained
musician,
having
passed
Grade
5
in
piano
and
Grade
2
in
guitar
from
the
Trinity
School
of
Music.
Additionally,
she
has
expertise
in
Western
and
Carnatic
vocals,
as
well
as
Bharatanatyam
dance,
according
to
Kids
Chaupal.
