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Aritra Roy, a software engineer from Tripura, completed a triathlon to Mount Everest — cycling across states, summiting the world’s highest peak, and running a marathon — while managing his corporate job at TCS.

After becoming a mother, Bhawna Dehariya didn’t pause her mountaineering dreams — she climbed higher. From a tribal village in Madhya Pradesh to Everest, she now inspires other women to rise without choosing between ambition and motherhood.

Anusha, Shashi, and Guneet founded Bohemian Adventures to make trekking inclusive, and have taken people with disabilities on trips across the world.

In the crushingly frozen temperatures on Mount Everest, even small tasks such as wearing socks or lifting a bag can be tiring. So how did, IPS Suhail Sharma walk for nearly an hour with very low oxygen?

“We had climbed Everest. What did I feel? Nothing at all. There was no elation, no sense of overpowering; I was exhausted and all I wanted to do was to sleep but that did not seem possible…We had much to be thankful, for we were still alive and safe,” recalls Sonam Wangyal, the youngest member of the first successful Indian expedition to Mt Everest.

Kamal Kaur lost her mother at 15 and dealt with mental illness throughout her adolescence and teens. The warrior didn’t let rough childhood decide her destiny

“Age is just a number. Everything falls in place if you pursue your dreams at any age,” she said.

Born in a small town called Hisar in Haryana, Shivangi climbed the Everest with a motto that women could overcome every possible obstacle to achieve their goals.

The indomitable duo has become the first Indian father-daughter team to scale Mt Everest, and this journey was also backed by a wish to spread awareness about gender equality.

One thing is for sure, her sheer will power and determination seems to have kept her going long after most of us would have given up!