Savita Kanswal becomes first woman in India to successfully climb Mt Everest and Mt Makalu in just 16 days

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), July 25

Savita Kanswal, a 26-year-old girl from Lonthru village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi, has become the first woman in India who has successfully climbed Mt. Everest and Mt. Makalu in just 16 days.

Her passion started in Class 11 when she got a chance for a 10-day Adventure Foundation Course. It was the course where her love for mountains began.

She started her mountaineering course in 2013 at the NIM (Nehru Mountaineering Institute), Uttarkashi. “Though it was an introductory course, my interest and passion for the mountains started there. I wanted to take my mountaineering skills to the next level, but my financial condition was not sound. To pursue further courses, I started working in a private company to save some money and proceed towards achieving my dream of climbing Mt. Everest," says Savita.

In 2016, she left her job and started working towards her goals by completing professional mountaineering courses. Currently, she is working as a guest trainer at the NIM.

With hard work, dedication, and passion, she climbed Mt. Everest (8848 m) on May 12, 2022. On the 16th day, she climbed Mt. Makalu (8485 m) on May 28, 2022. Even she climbed Mt. Lhotse becoming the first woman from Uttarakhand and second from India to climb successfully.

However, it was planned for 2021 as a part of the Everest Massif collaboratively sponsored by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) and the Ministry of Youth Affairs. To date, she has completed 12 expeditions and working to achieve more.

"I want to climb all the world's peaks above 8000 m, especially the seven continents' highest peaks," she added. "I am now planning to climb Mt. Cho Oyu (8188 m), Mt Dhaulagiri (8167 m), and Mt Manaslu (8163 m) in September 2022." — ANI/PNN (This story is provided by PNN. ANI will not be responsible in any way for the content of this article)