Want To Conquer Mt Everest Someday? Let These Experts Guide You
It takes Rs 25 lakh to scale the Everest and often dead bodies are used as markers in the Himayalas! Read more here.
The Quint spoke to Saachi Soni and Arjun Vajpai, both of who have scaled magnificent mountains in India and abroad. While Arjun was the youngest in 2010 to scale the Mt Everest, Saachi has scaled the highest mountains in North America, Europe and Australia.
Scaling Everest has long been regarded as one of the most daunting tasks known to mankind. Over the years however, many have managed to scale the mountain and reach the top of the world.
But recent reports suggest at least 10 have lost their lives due to harsh conditions at the Everest.
Reaching the summit requires absolute physical and mental dedication. You need to be fit to undertake such a journey!
Saachi says it isn’t just the Mt Everest which deserves being scaled, there are lots of other mountains which make for a challenging and picturesque climb.
The journey to the top of every mountain is hard, but it is sweetened by magnificent out-of-the-world views along the way.
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