Surat sisters scale N America’s tallest peak

Yagnesh Bharat Mehta / Jun 29, 2024, 05:58 IST

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Surat sisters scale N America’s tallest peak

Surat: Surat sisters Aditi and Anuja are on cloud nine, literally!
On June 24, the duo became the first pair from Gujarat to have scaled Mount Denali, the tallest mountain in North America’s Alaska, which is a towering 20,310 feet (6,190 m). In May 2019, they became the first pair of sisters and women from Gujarat to scale the world’s tallest peak Mount Everest in their first attempt.
“The climb to Denali is known to be extremely challenging, even for experienced mountaineers and it is the highest peak due to the distance between base camp and the summit.

It is the tallest mountain in the world from base to peak on land,” said their proud father, Anand.
Aditi (29) and Anuja (26) took 10 days to the summit against two weeks taken by most climbers.

“The feat is an achievement since the weather is highly unpredictable in Denali. Further, in Everest, a mountaineer gets a lot of support from Sherpas and organizers, while here the mountaineers do everything on their own, from planning to summit. Each one carried around 40 kg while climbing,” said Anand.
Earlier in 2014, the Indian sister duo Tashi and Nungshi Malik reached the Denali summit, gaining worldwide recognition for their achievement.
It is time for celebration for Vaidya family and friends with congratulatory messages flooding in from all corners of the world.

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About the Author

Yagnesh Bharat Mehta

Yagnesh Mehta is principal correspondent at The Times of India, Surat and reports on crime, politics and health related issues. He has reported on major events that affected Surat in recent years, like the floods in 2006 and bird flu outbreak in Navapur in 2005. He has also covered child labour issues in industries of Surat and on RTI. Painting and rock-climbing are his favourite leisure activities.

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