Vishwanath Karthikey, a 13 Year old student of Class IX studying at St. Peters School Bowenpally, has set a NEW WORLD RECORD by climbing KANG YATSE and DZO JONGO mountain ranges located in the MARKHA VALLEY, in Ladakh.
The trekking started on 9th July and ended on 22nd July. Speaking to ANI reporter Karthikey explained of his hard work from base camp to the summit, at the higher altitudes, going through the air pressure decrease, and his will not to give up to achieve this feat.
In one such experience he revealed that he faced a lot of breathing problems due to a lack of moisture in the air and the peak of the situation was at Dzo Jongo, when his mouth got dried after long stretch walks which made him tired and hungry,” he said.
Talking about his earlier failures he referred to the trek on Mount Rudugaira near Gangotri and Mount Elbrus in Russia. But these futile attempts were just turned into inspiration to push harder, he said.
Motivated by her sister who is also a trekker, who inculcated a passion for trekking took him to his first exploration to Mount Rudugaira, where he couldn’t even reach the base-camp of the hill.
Next, he joined the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering for 10 days training and failed there also.
Later, he got special training for climbing up Mount Elbrus but failed. However, with continuous practice, fitness and training, he eventually got through Everest Base Camp (EBC) in Nepal and Friendship peak in Manali.
In the boy’s own words, Bharath and Romil, the boy’s mentors and coaches Sai Teja, Chaitanya and Prashant’s consistent guidance and training helped him to improve mental and physical strength, he said.
His diet was prepared by his mother Lakshmi which consisted of adequate fats, carbohydrates, vegetables, and vitamins.
On asking what would be his next task? He said his current goal is to climb Mt. Everest and the ‘Seven summits’ and ambitious to join armed forces.
As per his mentor, Karthik has failed several times but his never giving up attitude and consistent training the entire situation has changed for the better.
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