mountaineering

Here are 10 breathtaking Himalayan photos by Padma Shri photographer Anup Sah, who scaled peaks to capture nature’s purest beauty.

In June, Uttarakhand mountaineer Savita Kanswal became the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest and Makulu in 16 days. She scaled many heights in her brief career, literally and metaphorically.

It’s not just her victories that are inspiring, but the journey to get here is equally worthy of a mention. Sindhu travelled for almost 56 km every morning to get to Pullela Gopichand’s Academy, where she would train for four hours each day.

"If you truly love something, you will appreciate everything about it, so in my case, I dedicate myself entirely to the mountains on every trip." #TrueTalent #PadmaAwards #PadmaShri

The brilliant mountaineer now intends to break the world record of scaling all 14 peaks in the world above 8000 meters before the age of 30!

Samanyu got interested in mountaineering after a school event, and was encouraged by his mother to attempt this ambitious record.

From frostbite to regressive societal norms, this determined young girl from Uttarakhand didn't let anything stop her from fulfilling her dream of conquering the Everest.

Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, who also chairs the Executive Council of the institute, announced a whopping grant of Rs 10 crore to facilitate the inclusion of the adventure sports at the 8th meeting of 3rd Executive Council of the institute.

An adventure enthusiast and mother of two, Anshu’s journey began in 2009 when she was motivated by sports trainers to take up mountaineering.

Six-year-old Advait Bhartiya from Pune has set a record by becoming the youngest mountaineer from Maharashtra to reach the Mount Everest base camp,