12-year-old Goa girl sets global record by climbing three peaks above 6000 m in 62.5 hours

A 12-year-old mountaineer, Gunjan Pankaj Prabhu Narvekar from Goa set a new global record by successfully climbing three peaks above 6000 metres in the Markha Valley in the Ladakh region in just 62.5 hours. After achieving this commendable feat, Gunjan now aims for Mt Everest.

Gunjan Pankaj Prabhu Narvekar, a 12-year-old Goa girl who is a class 8 student of Jnyan Vikas School in Goa, has climbed and successfully summited three peaks, namely Mt Kang Yatse-II (6250 m), Mt Reponi Mallari-I (6097 m), and Mt Reponi Mallari -II(6113 m) mountain ranges located in the Markha Valley in the Ladakh Region. She climbed the three 6000 m+ peaks in 49 hours (1st to 3rd Summit) and 62.5 hours (basecamp to basecamp), setting a new global record.