Mt. Everest

“It was during the computations of the northeastern observations that Sikdar rushed on one morning in 1852 into the room of Sir Andrew Waugh & exclaimed, ‘Sir, I have discovered the highest mountain of the world’.

Soundararajan P and Sanjay Thakur have set base in Island Peak (Imja Tse), Nepal, to set up a pop-up restaurant at an altitude of 5,585 metres!

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.

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

On the occasion of International Women's Day, we have been profiling amazing, gritty and inspiring women all of this week. Today, we bring to you the story of an IAF officer, who has scaled many heights, including the daunting Mount Everest!